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EPA:UrbanHeatIslands
Directions:Goto:http://www.epa.gov/heatisland/about/index.htm.ReadaboutUrban
HeatIslandsandanswerthefollowingquestions.
goto:BASICINFORMATION
1.DefineUrbanheatisland:urbanareaswherebuildings,roads,andotherstructures
replacevegetationandlandmakingtheregiondryanditstemperaturestorisemuch
morethanthesurroundingenvironment.
2.Sketchthetemperaturevariationsasshownonthewebsiteontotheprofilebelow.
Discusswhichareasarecooler.

Ruralareas,wherethereismorevegetationaslesspeople,aremuchmorecoolerthan
areassuchascentraldowntownwherethereismoreactivityfrompeople,cars,andthe
buildingsaswell.
3.Howdoheatislandsform?Describe2methodsthatcontributetohigherurban
temperaturesfromheatislands.WhyDoWeCareAboutHeatIslands?
Heat islands form as urbanization expands, with more people cities grow larger by
building more buildings and other structures that causethetemperatures to rise.Heat
islands are important because they impact the amount of energy consumption and it
increasestheamountofairandwaterpollution.

4.Discusstheenvironmentalbenefits/detrimentsofwintertimeandsummertimeheat
islandareas.
Duringbothseasonstemperaturesarehigherthanthesurroundingarea.
5.Whataresomeofthethingsthatcanbedonetoreducetheurbanheatislandeffect?
Someofthethingsthatcanbedoneistoincreasethevegetationcover,creategreen
roofs,installreflectiveroofs,andusecoolpavements.
6.Whatisthetemperaturevarianceingreenroofvs.traditionalroof?
ongreenroofsthetemperaturecanbecoolerthantheairtemperaturewhilethe
temperaturesintraditionalroofscanriseupto90degreesfahrenheit.
7.Describesomebenefitsofgreenroofs:
Greenroofsreducetheamountofenergyuse,reduceairpollution,improvehealth
conditions,andenhancewatermanagementaswellaswaterquality.
8.Whatarethe4majorimpactsofurbanheatislands?
Thefourmajorimpactsofurbanheatislandsareairandwaterquality,energy
consumption,andhealtheffects
9.Name2humanhealtheffectsofheatislandsUrbanHeatIslandMitigation
2healtheffectsofheatislandsarerespiratoryproblemsduetoairpollutionandthe
spreadofdiseasesfromstormwater/sewagewater.
10.Whatisacoolpavement?
Acoolpavementreferstothetermwherematerialsarechosentoreducepavement
temperatures
WhereYouLiveClickonCalifornialist2thingsthatarecurrentlybeingdonetohelp
mitigatetheeffectsofurbanheatislands
Climatechangeplan
treesandvegetation