冷たい"放射性"都市のための受動的な材料ベースのソリューション
1Xiaobo Yinis professor of mechanical engineering and professor of physics (by courtesy) at the University of Hong Kong.
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|October 31, 2024
まとめ
東京,リオ・デ・ジャネイロ,デリー,香港など世界の主要都市に 記録的な熱波が広がっています これらの極端な気温現象は 都市部における気候問題に対処する 緊急の必要性を強調しています
科学分野:
- 環境科学
- 都市気候学
- 公衆衛生
背景:
- 人口密度の高い都市部では 記録的な気温が 頻発しています
- 南米,インド,日本 で の 最近 の 熱波 は,極端 な 熱 の 影響 が 増大 し て いる こと を 示し て い ます.
- 香港は,連続して記録的な夏の気温を経験しています.
研究 の 目的:
- 世界の主要都市で発生した 極端な暑さを記録し 分析する
- 人口密度の高い都市部で 記録的な気温の頻度が高まっていることを強調するためです
- 都市部の人口に対する 猛暑の脅威を強調するためです
主な方法:
- 東京,リオデジャネイロ,デリーからの気温記録のデータ収集.
- 南米,インド,東アジアにおける最近の熱波の傾向を分析した.
- ここ3年の夏の香港の異常気温の観測
主要な成果:
- 東京は2024年9月に35°Cを超え,新記録を樹立した.
- リオデジャネイロでは,最近の熱波で62.3°Cの気温が記録されました.
- デリーは5月に50°Cを超え 香港は3年連続で気温記録を更新しました
結論:
- 世界で最も人口の多い都市では 極端な暑さによる災害が 懸念されるようになりました
- 都市部における熱波の頻度と強さは 緊急の気候変動対策と適応戦略を 求めています
- 都市部での熱の影響を理解し,軽減するには,継続的な監視と研究が不可欠です.
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