Binghamton University: Urban Heat - Research May Point the Way to Cooling Steamy Cities
February 06, 2024
February 06, 2024
BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
By Jennifer Micale
Walk through a city on a hot summer day, and you can sometimes see the heat rise from the pavement, a shimmering distortion in the air.
Cities really are hotter than surrounding areas due to the urban heat island effect, first observed in London during the 1800s, explained Binghamton University Associate Professor of Geography Thomas Pingel. The buil . . .
By Jennifer Micale
Walk through a city on a hot summer day, and you can sometimes see the heat rise from the pavement, a shimmering distortion in the air.
Cities really are hotter than surrounding areas due to the urban heat island effect, first observed in London during the 1800s, explained Binghamton University Associate Professor of Geography Thomas Pingel. The buil . . .