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The effect of urbanization on temperature is relatively well-known: cities are often measurably warmer than their surrounding rural areas. This is called the urban heat island effect.

Climate change is not new: temperatures have been rising for decades as a result of global warming. In South Africa's city of Pietermaritzburg, four low-income urban communities have experienced ...

The study found that Global South cities have just 70% of the "cooling capacity" provided by urban greenery in the Global North. With temperatures rising, combined with the "urban heat island ...

Cities are growing taller instead of wider, reshaping urban life and sustainability, a new study reveals. aiisha5/iStock / Getty Images Plus Specifically, larger cities with populations over 10 ...

KEY CONCEPTS Climate Central analyzed how and where urban heat islands boost temperatures within 65 major U.S. cities that are home to 50 million people, or 15% of the total U.S. population. The ...

BARR: I do. And again, because the future is an urban future. And as long as people want to live, work and play in cities, there'll always be a demand for tall buildings.

What is an urban heat island and how does it affect cities? Heat islands occur when impervious surfaces such as concrete and asphalt increase the surrounding air temperatures by absorbing sunlight ...

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