Urban Heat Island (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Urban Heat Island

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Within the study site of Madison, Wisconsin, researchers found that while the growing season lasted up to a week longer in the city's densest areas, its parks subdued the warming effect and thus helped to normalize the growing season length.

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Samuel Zipper

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