US EditionBarcelona Reduces Temperature by up to 4 Degrees with Shade Points
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The forecast is that up to 84 new public shaded spaces will be launched in the city this year.
Initial data from Barcelona City Council's monitoring project for new shaded areas in public spaces has shown a decrease of between 3 and 4 degrees in radiant temperature (wind chill) in school playgrounds and the climate shelter network where shade has been installed. In the case of materials such as pavements and other urban elements, these can reduce their surface temperature by up to 15 degrees. The installation of new shade is part of the C…
The high temperatures do not give respite in the summer season and the heat island effect in the big cities also does not help by causing the thermometer in certain areas to mark some degrees of more. To improve decision-making and implement more effective measures so that citizens can protect themselves from an increasingly extreme climate, the Barcelona City Council has decided to measure the temperature this summer in those places where it ha…
With half a dozen highly accurate scientific instruments, Barcelona City Council is carrying out an examination of the results of what in its day, weeks ago, it baptized as the Programa d’Ombres, is the installation of different models of awnings in outdoor areas, especially in children’s play areas. The results are not surprising. The difference is perceptible. The ambient temperature under one of these shadows is between three and four degrees…
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