Revealed: The UK Cities Most Vulnerable to Extreme Heat

Revealed: The UK cities most vulnerable to extreme heat

As the UK reaches the end of the hottest summer on record, new research from the Ordnance Survey (OS) has revealed which cities are most vulnerable to extreme heat.

Cities in Great Britain most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed

Portsmouth, Leicester, Exeter, Bristol and Nottingham face the greatest risks from extreme urban heat by century's end, according to research combining temperature data with built-environment analysis.

London's built environment traps more heat than anywhere in Britain: OS analysis reveals where urban heat islands could intensify most this century

After a summer of record temperatures and heatwaves, new analysis from Ordnance Survey has found the City of London has the most heat-retentive urban environment in Great Britain, with the density of its buildings and hard surfaces combining with almost no green or blue space

83% of Britain’s cities highly vulnerable to urban heat, says OS data

A total of 59 cities in Britain (83%) are highly vulnerable to urban heat, according to analysis from Ordnance Survey (OS), the Met Office and 4 Earth Intelligence.

British cities most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed in new study

83 per cent of British cities are highly vulnerable to heat, with Portsmouth most at risk, new analysis finds New analysis conducted by Ordnance Survey (OS), the Met Office and 4 Earth Intelligence has revealed the cities most vulnerable to urban heat in Britain. It found Portsmouth, Leicester, Exeter, Nottingham, Brighton and Bristol are among the cities that will warm the most by 2100 due to the ‘urban heat island’ phenomenon. This occurs when…