Bucharest is a heat island - the urban infrastructure raises heat level by up to 10°C. So let's play a really simple game. It's called "There could be a tree!"
Driven by heat-absorbing asphalt and short manicured lawns that heat up far more than tall vegetation, Bucharest features a massive 58-square-kilometer hot central zone that intensifies particularly during the night. Beyond standard thermal discomfort, this trapped heat alters the city's microclimate - fragmenting weak rain cells or fueling strong ones with severe storms, heavy rain, and hail.
Because large parks alone cannot compensate for vast expanses of concrete, the most effective way to mitigate the urban heat island effect is to break it up with small, distributed green spaces. And that brings us right back to playing our favorite game across the city's concrete gaps.
Short urban documentary by Andrei Nicoară.

Partners: Institute of Biology Bucharest, Faculty of Biology – University of Bucharest, 2Celsius, Projekt Atol, Zile și nopți
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