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Half of Calgary’s area consists of artificial and impervious surfaces: asphalt, roofs, parking lots, and paved areas. If non-residential zones are excluded to focus solely on residential communities, the situation becomes even more striking: the share of non-vegetated areas rises… (READ MORE)
Is your neighborhood actually cooling you down, or is the greenery just for show?
I analyzed Calgary’s 2025 Summer thermal data to find the exact “tipping point” where urban vegetation starts working as a real air conditioner. Using non-linear regression on thousands of satellite data points, I identified a specific efficiency threshold: the point where plants stop being a “decorative installation” and start actively suppressing the Urban Heat Island effect.
Want to see the thermal map of Calgary and find out if your community is “self-sustaining” or “thermally vulnerable”? Check out the full study here!