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Environmental · L2 · How the Urban Heat Island Effect Builds Up

How losing vegetation and adding dark, heat-absorbing surfaces compounds into a measurably hotter city — and how mitigation reverses it.

by @openstemUpdated Environmental
🏙️ Vegetation replaced by pavement and dark roofsLower albedo — more sunlight absorbedLess evapotranspiration cooling🌡️ Surface and air temperatures riseMore air conditioning, higher energy demandMitigation applied?🟢 City cools back downHeat island persistsGreen roofs, tree canopy, cool pavementNo

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