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Satellites zoom in on cities’ hottest neighborhoods, some 10+ degrees hotter, to help combat the urban heat island effect

(The Conversation) – Spend time in a city in summer and you can feel the urban heat rising from the pavement and radiating from buildings. Cities are generally hotter than surrounding rural areas, but ...
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Interactive maps: Sandy damage and flooding, street by street — Plus: How strong were the dunes expected to be?

The impact of superstorm Sandy can be seen in several ways and great detail on the maps in the first two tabs below. The first FEMA map, “Impact Analysis,” shows overall data for each county. Click on ...
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Dire warning to Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa on direct path to devastate island: 'TAKE COVER NOW!'

Torrential rain and 185 mph wind gusts will soon engulf Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 natural disaster, slowly ...
Fast Company

Satellites zoom in on cities’ hottest neighborhoods to help combat the urban heat island effect

Spend time in a city in summer and you can feel the urban heat rising from the pavement and radiating from buildings. Cities are generally hotter than surrounding rural areas, but even within cities, ...