The urban heat island effect is when cities replace natural land cover with pavement, buildings, and other surfaces that absorb and retain high amounts of heat.
This unnatural land cover results in high temperatures, air pollution, excess stormwater runoff.
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19.10.2022 / Knowable Magazine / What can cities do to survive extreme heat?
24.06.2018 / NPR / Why It’s Usually Hotter In A City (VIDEO)