Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign seeks Twin Cities volunteers
Hennepin and Ramsey counties are participating this summer in the Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign.
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Hennepin and Ramsey counties are participating this summer in the Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign.
If you live in an urban area, you likely felt the brunt of the heat this week. That's because cities are often hotter than the countryside.
Addressing the urban heat island is one of the biggest opportunities that we have in the next 20 to 30 years," said climate scientist Brian Smoliak.
The urban heat island effect can make the country's most populated cities 20 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than nearby areas. Climate change will only make it more suffocating.
