Topic: urban heat island
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The Urban Heat Island Could Be Attracting Bugs
The hotter neighborhoods of Raleigh are awash in scale insects, an ominous indicator of how bug populations might swell in a globally warmer world.
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Minimizing the Urban Heat Island Effect Could Reduce Rainfall
White roofs help bring down the heat, but researchers worry they could also stop the rain.
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Instead of Lamenting the Urban Heat Island Effect, Why Don’t We Harness It?
Researchers are already at work turning toasty asphalt into energy cities can actually use.
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Urban Heat Island Effect Upside: It Can Be Good for Trees
Warmer temperatures help city trees grow eight times faster.
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Just a Fraction More White Roofs Could Have a Huge Global Impact
Small improvements in roof and road reflectivity are estimated to help create big reductions in carbon emissions.
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Mongolian City to Build an Artificial Glacier for Air Conditioning
An enormous ice sheet will emit cool air that will be pumped through the city of Ulan Bator
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Debunking the Impact of City Heat on Global Warming
Two new reports show that the urban 'heat island' effect is not distorting climate change data
