Urban Heat Islands Making Summer Heat Waves Worse, Study Says

Yale e360
Jul 16, 2021, 2:02 pm282 pts
The sweltering heat endured by major American cities is being fueled by vast swaths of concrete and a lack of greenery that can ratchet up temperatures by nearly 9 degrees F (5 degrees C) compared with surrounding rural areas, new research has found. Read more on E360 →

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