The Heat Island Effectのレッスン
Nowadays, in the city areas, the degree of how hot or cold is going up too much.
If we look at in the countryside, it is rather low. Take an example of Tokyo.
Throughout the year, it is hotter by three degree of centigrade in the last 100 years.
This sharp rise in the air in cities is the heat island effect.
In cities, plants, flowers, and trees are limited.
Instead, there are many buildings, and asphalt covered roads.
Because of these roads and buildings, the air does not become cool.
The air keeps high even in the evening.
Many city people will turn on air conditioners.
But these machines emit hot air.
One problem causes another. This never ends.
We can calculate that the air conditioner will be used more.
Next ten years or so, by 2028, we will use the cooling machine 30% more.
This hot air do damage to nature. Maybe cherry trees will bloom blossoms earlier.
People will be damaged, too. A research says that the hot air increase the number of people suffering an illness with fever and loss of consciousness caused by staying in too hot air for too long.
One idea to stop heat island is a lot of green in parks and on top of houses.
This is for stopping the heat island effect.
Using less energy is one way. Not to set lower temperature is one way to emit smaller amount of hot air.
We have to introduce these methods.
実はこの文章は、ある教材の英文の内容を別の英語で説明してみたものです。
若干不自然な英語があるのはそのためです。
それでもできるだけ低学年の人にも分かってもらえるように作ってみたので、割と読みやすいかもしれません。
