Cities, then, are warmer than the surrounding rural areas, and together they produce a phenomenon known as the urban heat island.

因此，城市比周围的农村地区更暖和，它们共同产生了一种被称为城市热岛的现象。

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It's known as the urban heat island effect.

这种现象被称为热岛效应。

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Some measures can mitigate the urban heat island.

有一些方法可以减轻城市热岛效应。

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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".

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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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