Directory of Urban Heat Island Effect Resources

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An urban heat island is a city that is much warmer than its surroundings. It can affect local weather patterns, and maybe global patterns (such as global warming) as well.

Resources in This Category

• Earth Observatory: New York City Temperature and Vegetation

  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=6800
  Contains pictures from space that show how vegetation such as trees can help keep a city cool.

• EPA: Heat Island Site

  http://www.epa.gov/heatisland/
  How heat islands are measured, and how they can affect your health.

• Planet Power

  http://www.treepower.org/heatisland.html
  Explains how a tree farm can help reduce urban heating.

• Scientists Watch Cities Make Their Own Weather

  http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/081500sci-environ-climate.html
  New York Times feature story about the urban heat island effect, focusing on Project ATLANTA.

 

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