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Title: URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
Caption: Late afternoon temperature profile across urban, suburban, and rural areas on a summer day. The urban and suburban areas are significantly warmer than nearby rural areas, a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. This effect is greatest on calm, clear evenings when a city is often 5.6°C (10°F) warmer than the adjacent countryside. (After U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2006. Heat Island Effect. http://www.epa.gov/ heatisland/about)
Keywords: atmosphere, heat, heatwaves, temperatures, urbanization