When we think about the hottest places on Earth, we tend to look to deserts — places that are dry, rocky, bare, and dark-colored. It turns out that such conditions appear in cities, too, which is why researchers are thinking about how to change the face of urban areas — or at least the rooftops — to reflect more and absorb less of the sun’s energy.
Climate 365 is a yearlong effort in 2013 to highlight NASA's ongoing monitoring of Earth's climate.
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February 5, 2013
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Urban jungles, turned urban deserts. “The hottest surface temperature recorded from space in the past decade was 159...
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