Climate Central: For scientists who worry about climate change, cities are just plain annoying. The acres of asphalt that cover roads and parking lots and roofs absorb enormous amounts of heat. In the summer, whirring air conditioners channel even more heat out of buildings and into the air. Climate scientists have to subtract this so-called urban heat island effect from their calculations if they want to get a true picture of how greenhouse gas emissions are warming the planet.
For people who actually live in......
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City Temps May Soar From Urbanization, Global Warming
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on August 15th, 2012
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