Laith Wark

“The magnitude and importance of urban surface temperatures in a heat island were not fully appreciated until they were first visualized from the air in the 20th century.”
― Lisa Mummery Gartland, Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas

“We need to remember that the work of our time is bigger than climate change. We need to be setting our sights higher and deeper. What we’re really talking about, if we’re honest with ourselves, is transforming everything about the way we live on this planet.”
― Naomi Klein, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate

“Heat islands do not just cause a bit of additional, minor discomfort. Their higher temperatures, lack of shade and role in increasing air pollution have serious effects on human mortality and disease.”
― Lisa Mummery Gartland, Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas

“The heat island effect is strongest during calm, clear weather”
― Lisa Mummery Gartland, Heat Islands: Understanding and Mitigating Heat in Urban Areas