Dubai to probe rising temperatures in city

DUBAI SKYLINE: Some parts of the city are warmer than they were a few years ago. (Getty Images)

The Dubai Municipality is launching an investigation into the cause of rising temperatures in parts of the city.

The new project will examine the reasons behind higher temperatures that may have been caused by the large number of high rise buildings and urban overcrowding, director general Hussein Lootah told UAE daily Emarat Alyoum.

Preliminary indications are that some areas are warmer than they were just a few years ago, he said.

Part of the plan to combat the problem will be to continue increasing the number of parks and green areas in the city.

“These projects do not only improve the overall look of the city, according to scientific studies they also reduce temperatures and improve air quality,” Lootah said.

The Municipality plans to invest in technologies that treat sewage water so that it can be used for irrigation, he added.

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Unbelievable
Posted by Paolo C, Verona, Italy on Tuesday 3 November 2009 at 01:10 UAE time


As a passionate also scientist I'm stunned of this "discovery". Every building you pull up, every piece of desert you pave is going to absorb sun radiation, something which you do not lack in Dubai. Unless you pave the roads in white and paint all buildings white you will be absorbing moreorless double amount of energy as the sand dunes. The other problem you have is the poor air circulation. In fact how many times flying out of Dubai we found it to be trapped in a polluted and sandy cloud?

Urban Planning
Posted by The Don, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Friday 23 October 2009 at 10:44 UAE time


Dubai urban planning was compromised during the real estate boom which had led to many green areas to disappear, filling almost all open spaces that acted as a huge ventilation ducts along Sheikh Zayed Road, high rise buildings are locking heat within the area, increasing number of A/C units and cars that omit heat into the air are all contributing to the rising heat in Dubai.

Sometime I say that economic crises has a good side...that is slowing level of economic activity helps planners to review and improve aspects of urban planning to improve the quality of life that Dubai missed during the real estate boom.

Construction and Greenary
Posted by Maninder Pal Singh, Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Thursday 22 October 2009 at 13:03 UAE time


I think due the COnstruction which started back in 2007 to 2008(peak year) for Roads, Metro, Realestate. Lot of Trees were cut down to make way for Construction plans.

What i Conclude is whenever Human Interferes in the Workings of NATURE, Result is Devastating and Bad(Really Really Bad).

We are already witnessing Earthquakes,Tsunamies Warnings, Global Warming, Arctic Ice melting. Ocean Water Level RIsing. Increase in Global Temperatures, Thinning of Ozone Layer.

I remember the sayings of a Saint Bhagat Puran Singh Ji. He said,'For a Piece of Paper(money), We are ruining our Earthly Nature. She has Provided us Oil, Food, Trees and Place to live in. But are we repaying anything back to her. A time would come when your Luxuries would become your own Disease'. I think we already witnessing that hapeening. We cannot live without TV, AC,Car, Electricity.

God Save Us.

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