CityCLIM Project Helps Cities Battle Soaring Urban Heat as Billions Face Rising Risk
As climate change fuels more frequent and intense heatwaves, over 1.7 billion people globally are now at risk, according to the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). The issue is particularly acute in cities, where rising temperatures, combined with dense infrastructure, create urban heat islands (UHIs) pockets of significantly higher heat that threaten public health, infrastructure, and productivity. In fact a study published in The Lancet by the EARLY-ADAPT project found that more than 4% of summer deaths in European cities are linked to UHIs.
To combat this growing crisis the EU-backed CityCLIM project is offering a promising way forward. Led by Stephan Holsten, head of the Earth Observation Missions and Applications department at OHB System in Germany, the project merge...