If the urban heat island effect were large, you would expect to see a bigger trend for calm days when more of the heat stays in the city.
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When these stations observe a temperature rise, they are simply measuring the "urban heat island effect".
All this concrete ends up lining streams and waterfalls, but it also has contributed to the "heat island" effect in Tokyo.
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Greenery is critical to counterbalance the "urban heat island" effect from hotter, drier summers, when night-time temperatures remain high because of heat retained by brick and tarmac.
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