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EPISODE · Feb 8, 2013 · 5 MIN

Waste Heat

from Living on Earth · host Living on Earth

Cities burn a lot of energy and release a lot of heat. A new study finds that enough waste heat rises from cities to influence regional climate, especially in the winter. Host Steve Curwood learns how cities’ heat affects climate from Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan, Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (published February 8, 2013)

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