New research quantifies how plants along urban roads, in parks, and in wooded neighborhoods can regulate the warming effects of urbanization.
Published Aug 26, 2015
Maps of land surface type and temperature for Baltimore, Maryland, reveal the tight relationship between development and the urban heat island effect. Land temperatures in the densely developed city center are as much as 10 degrees Celsius higher than the surrounding forested landscape.
Published Dec 20, 2008
Acquired in the summer of 2002, these color-coded images compare the urban heat islands of Buffalo, New York, and Providence, Rhode Island.
Published Dec 14, 2010
Surface temperatures in the city can rival the desert. White or "green" rooftops can change that.
Published Apr 20, 2012
Aspects of city planning and building have effects on the urban heat island.
Published Jun 9, 2014
Civic officials from Rio and scientists from NASA are talking about ways the city can combat rising urban temperatures.
Published Aug 9, 2017
In the summer of 2016, extreme heat waves gripped Siberia, the Middle East, and North America.
Published Aug 11, 2016
In the past three decades, Quito’s urban area has more than quadrupled.
Published Sep 30, 2019
All-time national and regional records for summer temperatures have fallen several times in recent weeks.
Published Aug 16, 2013
July’s extreme heat in the United States radiated energy out into space as shown in this image from July 22, 2011.
Published Aug 31, 2011
Nearly 10 percent of Brazil’s population lives in São Paulo, which ranks as the tenth largest city in the world.
Published Jul 9, 2014
