There was a 16.3 °C temperature difference between different areas of Cape Town during a heatwave, a study has found. (Chuchart Duangdaw/Getty Images).
On Cape Town’s hottest days, there is a 16.3°C difference in the ground air temperature measured in different parts of the city – with built-up CBD and industrial areas the hardest hit.This was the finding of a multi-stakeholder citizen science study which included the City of Cape Town, the World Bank and…
