Urban Heat Islands
Title: Urban Heat Islands
Category: /Society & Culture/Environment
Details: Words: 536 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Urban Heat Islands
Category: /Society & Culture/Environment
Details: Words: 536 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Enviromental problem that little is spoken about. Good Job, interesting subject
Urban Heat Islands
For more than 100 years, it has been known that two adjacent cities are generally warmer than the surrounding areas. This region of city warmth, known as an urban heat island, can influence the concentration of air pollution. The urban heat island is formed when industrial and urban areas are developed and heat becomes more abundant. In rural areas, a large part
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that the phenomenon was due to the additional emission of particles. As industrial output increases pollution particles increase available condensation nuclei, thus increasing rainfall. This process of increasingly wet climate is the result of industries to the west of La Porte.
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