New algorithm provides a more detailed look at urban heat islands

Friday, December 7, 2018 - 13:51 in Earth & Climate

Urban areas are warmer than the adjacent undeveloped land, a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. A new interactive map gives us the most detailed look yet at these 'urban heat islands' across the world.

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