# Ep113 - Urban Heat Island Effect

An episode of [Behind The Science Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1753464681), 12 Mar 2026, 1 h 06 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/ee2ce360/podcast/play/116542942/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-10%2F419679658-44100-2-25e90ecc9da68.mp3

Dr. John Manalo discussed their study on how urbanization has driven temperature changes across the Philippines from 1951 to 2018 using 34 meteorological stations. 📚Reference: Manalo JA, Matsumoto J, Takahashi HG, Villafuerte MQ, Olaguera LMP, Ren G, Cinco TA. 2022. The effect of urbanization on temperature indices in the Philippines. International Journal of Climatology. 42(2):850–867. 🤝Behind The Science Podcast is presented to you by Marine & Earth Science Learning Hub, UP Resilience Institute, The Philippine Agricultural Scientist, The Philippine Journal of Fisheries, and SciEnggJ.

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