How’s everyone doing these past few days? Sleep deprived due to the oppressive wall of heat? Constantly dehydrated? A bit irritable?
Well, just be thankful you don’t live in one of these five Amsterdam neighbourhoods.
According to Het Parool, a simulation study carried out by W/E consultants identified which parts of the capital are most affected by heat. The study comes after Amsterdam set aside €2.5 million to protect neighbourhoods from the sun.
Who are the hotties?
Congrats, you’re literally one of the hottest people in Amsterdam if you live in the Elandsgracht neighbourhood.
According to the study, this one neighbourhood has a whopping 1,715 addresses based in super heat-sensitive buildings.
Runners up in second and third place were the Sarphatipark neighbourhood in De Pijp and the western part of the Scheldebuurt respectively.
Both neighbourhoods have more than 1,500 homes that experience sweat-inducing temps.
In fourth and fifth place, we have the Van der Pekbuurt neighbourhood in the north and the Weesperbuurt in the centre.
So, if your friends start giving you flack for complaining about the heat and you live in one of these unfortunate postcodes, just flash them this article in self-defence.
How are the hottest neighbourhoods determined?
You may be wondering how exactly the experts reached this conclusion. It wasn’t as simple as knocking on doors and standing around in attic rooms while holding ijsjes.
When determining the hottest neighbourhoods, the study looked at factors such as:
- Whether the surrounding area was urban or green.
- Whether temperatures inside the home would exceed the heat standard that has been in effect for new build homes.
- What type of buildings were in the neighbourhood.
- The orientation of the buildings relative to the sun.
- Whether monumental status would hinder the installation of sunshades.
- Whether noise pollution would prevent people from opening their windows at night.
- Whether the neighbourhood houses many people in belonging to vulnerable groups.
So, are you one of the unlucky few? If so, sorrows, sorrows, prayers.
