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Environmental · L3 · Urban Heat Island: From Surface Properties to Elevated Temperature

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How low-albedo, impervious surfaces and anthropogenic waste heat combine to raise urban air temperature above surrounding rural land.

by @openstemUpdated Environmental
🌇 Low-albedo, impervious surfacesSunlight absorbed as heatLittle evapotranspiration to cool air🏭 Vehicles, AC units, industryWaste heat released directly🌡️ Elevated urban temperature

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