Impact of heatwave on a megacity: an observational analysis of New York City during July 2016

More than half of the world’s current population resides in urban areas, and cities account for roughly three-quarters of the total greenhouse gas emissions. Current and future trends in urbanization will have significant impacts on global climate. However, our collective understanding of the climat...

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Main Authors: Prathap Ramamurthy, Jorge González, Luis Ortiz, Mark Arend, Fred Moshary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa6e59