Pub: Urban Heat Island Effect

Dr. Daniel Johnson recently published an article in The Conversation titled: “Satellites zoom in on cities’ hottest neighborhoods to help combat the urban heat island effect.”

[caption id=”attachment_898” align=”aligncenter” width=”760”] Comparing maps of New York City’s vegetation and temperature shows the cooling effect of parks and neighborhoods with more trees. NASA/USGS Landsat[/caption]

 

Daniel P. Johnson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, IU School of Liberal Arts at IU Indianapolis