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Why Some Cities Get Way Hotter Than Others During The Summer
The effect can change from year to year with different precipitation rates. "In the humid southeast…
Leslie Baehr
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Thermal Images Of New York City Explain Why Cities Are So Much Hotter Than Neighboring Suburbs
In cities, a phenomenon known as the "urban heat island effect" causes air temperatures to be warme…
Dina Spector,Robert Ferris
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This Chart Shows Which Cities Are The Biggest 'Heat Islands' In The Summer
A new study, published July 9 in the journal Nature, found that this heat island effect is largely …
Leslie Baehr
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Check Out This Fantastic Image Of NYC From Space
Astronaut photograph ISS039-E-18538 was acquired on May 5, 2014, with a Nikon D3S digital camera us…
NASA Earth Observatory
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Here's why it's going to be so unbearably hot this weekend
While eastern cities, like New York, will likely be spared the effects of corn sweat, the city is s…
Simone M. Scully
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Here's why coating our streets white could help lower temperatures in the summer
You can thank the urban heat island effect. On hot summer days, roofs, buildings and other urban su…
Emmanuel Ocbazghi
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Sunny Days Are Actually Much More Dangerous Than Storms And Other Crazy Weather
Several factors mean that the risk of heat-related death may be even greater in the coming decades.…
Lauren F Friedman
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Cities including Miami and Athens are hiring 'Chief Heat Officers' to help businesses and residents survive extreme heat
Governments in Florida, Greece, and Sierra Leone are hiring 'Chief Heat Officers' to protect cities…
Hannah Towey
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Our bodies, buildings, and computers give off a lot of waste heat. Cities and scientists are learning to harness it for energy.
A world of untapped energy is all around us. Excess heat from sewage, computers, buildings, and tra…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Heat waves in New York City could cause thousands of deaths by 2080
This warning comes from a new study from Columbia University published in Environmental Health Pers…
Simone M. Scully
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Why one region of the US will survive climate change better than any other, according to urban planners
One of the largest studies on the effects of heat waves took place in Chicago in the 1990s. That st…
Erin Brodwin
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How investing in green infrastructure helps cities manage the effects of the climate crisis and creates healthy communities
Additions like green roofs, expanding greenery, and residents having access to green and blue publi…
Erica Sweeney
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How a partnership between the city of Boston and local universities is working to help policymakers better serve residents
The Boston Area Research Initiative works with universities like Northeastern and Harvard to examin…
Erica Sweeney
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Why so many buildings in Singapore are covered in plants
The Singaporean government promotes urban greening, with an up-to 50% subsidy for green rooftops to…
Eliza Relman
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How Madison, Wisconsin, is making itself more resilient to climate change through renewable energy, green infrastructure, and job training
Sustainability and resilience manager Jessica Price and her team are working towards achieving the …
Erica Sweeney
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Extreme heat causes more deaths than storms, fires, and floods in the US. Cities are responding by naming heat czars and looking for ways to cool urban areas.
Illness from extreme heat, like heat stroke, is the top cause of weather-related deaths in the US. …
Tim Paradis
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New Yorkers are making lots of doomsday predictions about Amazon's HQ2. Here are all the things that could make it a disaster.
Ahead of Amazon's arrival, residents have complained of overcrowded schools, bottle-necked subways,…
Aria Bendix
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GenZ expresses their concern over shrinking wildlife habitat
To attain a better understanding of forest ecology in the urban landscape, Aaranyak organised an ev…