![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/heatmaps-show-how-trees-could-cool-down-uk-cities-by-up-to-5c-ahead-of-next-heatwave/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1_UKs-hottest-days-analysis.jpg&description=New heat maps clearly show the difference in temperature between areas with more greenery in five English cities during the UK's hottest day on record a year ago today Areas with fewer trees and less green spaces are up to 5C warmer during the UK's hottest days, heat maps have shown. Heat maps show the the temperature variation in five English cities - London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Newcastle - during the UK's hottest day on record a year ago today. The analysis, from mapping experts TerraSulis and environmental group Friends Of The Earth, found that neighbourhoods with higher levels of tree cover, green space or both were much cooler than those without. It is the first time research on the cooling abilities of green spaces and trees in built-up areas has been modelled, according to FOE - with maps showing the hottest areas appearing in dark red and the coolest, most nature-dense in light blue. The analysis also found that people of colour make up 65% of the population in neighbourhoods with the least cooling, demonstrating how marginalised communities can be the most affected by the climate crisis in the UK. People living on lower incomes are also disproportionately affected by a lack of cooling near their homes while air pollution is worse in the hottest areas. Recent years have seen an increase in initiatives and funding to improve green spaces in urban areas, like the Government's Levelling Up Parks Fund, London Mayor Sadiq Khan's push for more urban greening and Birmingham's plan to double green spaces by 2040. But last month, the Climate Change Committee's annual report to Parliament warned of the Government's "worryingly slow" progress on tackling climate change. Hot weather puts older people, very young children and those with pre-existing medical conditions particularly at risk. According to the UK Health Security Agency, 2,803 excess deaths occurred during the summer of 2022. Chris Kilby, 70, an FOE Hackney and Tower Hamlets member, who has ch){kind=link}
New heat maps clearly show the difference in temperature between areas with more greenery in five English cities during the UK’s hottest day on record a year ago today
Areas with fewer trees and less green spaces are up to 5C warmer during the UK’s hottest days, heat maps have shown.
Heat maps show the the temperature variation in five English cities – London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Newcastle – during the UK’s hottest day on record a year ago today.
The analysis, from mapping experts TerraSulis and environmental group Friends Of The Earth, found that neighbourhoods with higher levels of tree cover, green space or both were much cooler than those without.
It is the first time research on the cooling abilities of green spaces and trees in built-up areas has been modelled, according to FOE – with maps showing the hottest areas appearing in dark red and the coolest, most nature-dense in light blue.