Mapping Heat in U.S. Cities
NOAA has been coordinating an effort to map urban heat islands in cities across the United States.
NOAA has been coordinating an effort to map urban heat islands in cities across the United States.
Startup Satellite Vu launched the first of a satellite constellation to measure building heat signatures in high resolution.
Satellites are being used to measure heat not only on urban heat islands, but also on farms and other locations where rising temperatures are having an impact.
Lead by Portland State University professor Vivek Shandas, a network of citizen volunteers and local organizations are mapping urban heat islands in more detail than ever before.
Climate Central has published a new report that took at look at the increases in temperature in sixty of the largest U.S. cities.