Lesson 2 Supplement

A heat island is an urban area that is warmer than the surrounding rural area.
A few primary reasons to reduce heat islands.

Increased use of air conditioners during hot summer days demands more generation of power, which results in increased emission output.
Primary strategies to help cool urban heat islands

 

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