Synthesizing 200 years of research on the urban impact on regional climate and extreme weather
Urban heat islands involve the higher air temperatures associated with the dense parts of cities relative to the surrounding parks and countryside. Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Researchers know that urbanization has noticeable effects on processes at and near the Earth’s surface. This affects the weather and climate in ways that have consequences for rapidly
Tami Guillemette
July 13, 2023