"And we live in a basin so pollution is higher and hence the actual impact on people is higher. "We live in an urbanising world so more people live in cities, the cities are getting bigger and cities are getting hotter," he said. "And I think over time we've associated black roofs with a quality finish and a high-class building, but in an Australian climate. - ABC . "Cardiovascular disease, higher respiratory illnesses, every cancer rate that you can look at is higher in Western Sydney than on the eastern seaboard. "So essentially how do we accommodate our health systems to recognise that there are these issues and apart from just building hospitals, which is an end product … we want to avert the illness. In the heat island effect diagram, urban parks, ponds, and residential areas are cooler than downtown areas. 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In Sydney, the temperature reached a comparatively meagre 44 degrees.The Signal is a new daily podcast from ABC News designed to cut through the noise of the news cycle.It's a pretty standard story — the further you are from the ocean, the higher the temperature.Rising global temperatures are one thing, but what if the actual design of your city is causing the thermometer to spike?And while anyone close to the ocean can easily flock to the beaches on those hot sweaty days, people living out west have to find other ways to stay cool — which can often be expensive.Western Sydney councils are banding together to tackle the growing heat problem, but it's not as straightforward as you'd think.The Western Sydney Organisation of Councils (WSROC) represents eight councils trying to tackle climate change and the urban heat problem.Heatwaves kill far more people than other natural disasters. "Even that plan would take time, with a tree taking about 20 years to have any significant effect on an area. 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"So we've done a lot of research into roofs being a really simple way, the colour of roofs being a really simple way of reducing the energy load on your building. So I'd describe it as they scuttle from air conditioning to air conditioning. Heat Island Effect Diagram. "There's also pollution effects, because we don't get those winds that often clear the air. "I think it's aesthetics related to what we know, and I'm going to hazard a guess here, I think the original colonial buildings that had Welsh slate on them came out as ballast in the ships. The ‘Urban Heat Island Effect’ is the established term for a phenomenon you’ve probably noticed yourself – cities and urban areas tend to be several degrees hotter than country areas. Climatic warming and urbanization have exacerbated urban heat island (UHI) effect globally. "Once it gets over 35 degrees you get a major drop in pedestrian traffic. he said.
""Generally if you go to someone and say you want a medium to tall tree, people will say no," Mr Bali said.
Lodged in the branches of different tree species are 20 temperature sensors — tiny little pieces of plastic stuck to tree limbs hidden from view.It's called Smart City project and is being run in cooperation with Parramatta parks and reserves workers. There are pockets of urban heat islands throughout Adelaide.