UNLV: Heat Islands - Reversing the Irreversible
August 12, 2023
August 12, 2023
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 12 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023:
Dusk is just as important as dawn. Those nighttime hours in the dark help provide a much-needed cooling effect that leverages our daytime highs, and minimizes the intensity of potentially lethal heatwaves in our cities.
The problem is that the cooling part of the equation is not happening as much anymore. It's a phenomenon known as the 'Urban Heat . . .
Dusk is just as important as dawn. Those nighttime hours in the dark help provide a much-needed cooling effect that leverages our daytime highs, and minimizes the intensity of potentially lethal heatwaves in our cities.
The problem is that the cooling part of the equation is not happening as much anymore. It's a phenomenon known as the 'Urban Heat . . .