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Cities Create Weather

Posted by michael on from the hawking-umbrellas dept.

NightEyes Decorum writes "Time is running a short piece on some research being conducted by meteorologists. While it's been known for a while that cities trap heat, research into the effect of this extra heat is only now just being studied. Apparently, some cities trap enough heat to actually create rainfall."

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  1. okay, then by Tumbleweed · · Score: 3, Funny

    This is kinda like the Slashdot Effect, only with weather: Too much heat, and something falls down. :)

  2. Try Dallas by BoomerSooner · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's 8 degrees (F) warmer on average than Austin which is 3 hours to the south. "Dallas, a great place if you hate trees!" , the Dallas moto (well that and "Your hair can never be too big, and there is no such thing as too much make-up or plastic surgery")

  3. Brain disrupting Earth equillibrium by AtariAmarok · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Before each night is done
    Their plan will be unfurled
    By the dawning of the sun
    They'll take over the world.

    They're Pinky and The Brain
    Yes, Pinky and The Brain
    Their twilight campaign
    Is easy to explain.
    To prove their mousey worth
    They'll overthrow the Earth"

    --
    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
  4. Hotlanta by MacJedi · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Atlanta's Urban Heat Alters Weather Patterns

    /joeyo

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    2^5