Adelaide's urban heat islands are compounding the effect of heatwave conditions
ABCAs South Australia endures record-breaking heat, some parts of Adelaide are feeling it more than others. Key points: Urban heat islands are areas of a city that accumulate more heat than others A report finds such areas often coincide with higher levels of higher vulnerability Experts say more needs to be done to keep temperatures down In metropolitan Adelaide, some suburbs are home to "urban heat islands", which have higher average temperatures compared to neighbouring suburbs. Former aged care worker Wendy Farmilo, 75, lives in Tranmere near Campbelltown in suburban Adelaide — an area overrun with urban heat islands. "Urban heat is one of the biggest killers of people in our community, more so than any other natural hazard," Edge SA general manager Dr Mark Siebentritt said. "Increasing the city's connected tree canopy is one way to achieve a reduction in local temperatures as well as reducing the urban heat island effect," he said.
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