Cities even warmer within a decade

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In August, the IPCC reported that the world is getting warmer. In ten ywards from now, the global temperature will have risen permanently by 1.5 degrees. The fact that weather patterns will change as a result has significant consequenes for how we use water and the subsurface, also in cities. To prevent heat stress, for example. The temperature in the city can easily be five degrees higher than in non-built-up areas and things cool off less at night. Ultimately, that will have consequences for health. How can we adapt?

Period15 Jan 2022

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Media contributions

  • TitleCities even warmer within a decade
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletDeltares
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date15/01/22
    DescriptionIn August, the IPCC reported that the world is getting warmer. In ten years from now, the global temperature will have risen permanently by 1.5 degrees. The fact that weather patterns will change as a result has significant consequences for how we use water and the subsurface, also in cities. To prevent heat stress, for example. The temperature in the city can easily be five degrees higher than in non-built-up areas and things cool off less at night. Ultimately, that will have consequences for health. How can we adapt?
    URLhttps://deltalife.deltares.nl/january_2022/cities_even_warmer_within_a_decade
    PersonsFloris Boogaard

Keywords

  • climate adaptation
  • climate change
  • heatstress
  • greenblue solutions