The City Is 'Absorbing The Heat And Making It Warmer': Explaining The Urban Heat Island Effect - Gothamist

'Buildings, infrastructure, streets...the concrete, cement...they're all absorbing the heat and making it warmer.'

The City Is 'Absorbing The Heat And Making It Warmer': Explaining The Urban Heat Island Effect - Gothamist News The City Is 'Absorbing The Heat And Making It Warmer': Explaining The Urban Heat Island Effect By Adwait Patil Published Jul 18, 2019 Modified Jul 18, 2019 Share Never miss a story Email address By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms . Shutterstock By Adwait Patil Published Jul 18, 2019 Modified Jul 18, 2019 Share We rely on your support to make local news available to all Make your contributio

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