Ecosystem, vegetation affect intensity of urban heat island effect

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 19:49 in Earth & Climate

NASA researchers studying urban landscapes have found that the intensity of the "heat island" created by a city depends on the ecosystem it replaced and on the regional climate. Urban areas developed in arid and semi-arid regions show far less heating compared with the surrounding countryside than cities built amid forested and temperate climates. Link:  http://www.nasa.gov/goddard

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