Urban Heat Islands | MIT Climate Portal
The urban heat island effect is a phenomenon whereby cities experience higher air temperatures than the surrounding countryside, making them more vulnerable to a warming Earth.| MIT Climate Portal
The urban heat island effect is a phenomenon whereby cities experience higher air temperatures than the surrounding countryside, making them more vulnerable to a warming Earth.| MIT Climate Portal
Mitigation and adaptation are the two major prongs of climate action: mitigation to limit the warming our planet will experience, and adaptation to help people adjust to the effects of climate change.| MIT Climate Portal
Climate change affects both the quantity and quality of the limited amount of freshwater on Earth and threatens the availability of freshwater for humans and ecosystems alike.| MIT Climate Portal
Air pollution, which comes from many of the same sources as the greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, is one of the largest threats to human health worldwide.| MIT Climate Portal
Sea levels around the world are rising because of climate change, as warming ocean waters and melting ice cause the oceans to encroach on the world's coasts.| MIT Climate Portal
Heating and cooling is the biggest driver of energy use in homes and commercial buildings. Technology and building design can help keep us comfortable while reducing the impact of that energy use on the climate.| MIT Climate Portal
Hurricanes are intense tropical cyclones. These storms are becoming stronger as climate change warms the oceans.| MIT Climate Portal
Renewable energy is energy from sources, like wind, solar, and hydropower, that we cannot run out of.| MIT Climate Portal
The electric grid is a network of power lines and other infrastructure that moves electricity from power plants to our homes and businesses—and its design affects our options for building a clean energy system.| MIT Climate Portal
Extreme heat is a dangerous weather condition that is becoming more common and severe as climate change warms the planet.| MIT Climate Portal
Greenhouse gases are gases—like carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide—that keep the Earth warmer than it would be without them.| MIT Climate Portal
Public transportation gets people where they’re going while emitting far fewer climate-warming| MIT Climate Portal
