/tags/heat-island-effect Heat Island Effect en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:31:46 GMT /austin/2024-08-19/hot-triple-digit-heat-temperature-austin-texas-summer After a July that was much cooler than in years past, Austin has plunged back into a streak of triple-digit days. Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:31:46 GMT /austin/2024-08-19/hot-triple-digit-heat-temperature-austin-texas-summer Mose Buchele /en-espanol/2021-07-01/investigadores-buscan-soluciones-refrescar-islas-calor-ciudad-este-austin Las grandes extensiones de asfalto y concreto agravan el calor en algunas ciudades. Estas absorben calor y lo irradian hacia el aire, aumentando las temperaturas entre diez y quince grados en algunas cuadras. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 18:26:09 GMT /en-espanol/2021-07-01/investigadores-buscan-soluciones-refrescar-islas-calor-ciudad-este-austin Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2021-06-30/researchers-mapping-heat-islands-in-austin-return-to-the-streets This year, researchers plan to get even more detailed heat data by setting up standalone heat monitors away from roads and sending volunteers on bikes through neighborhoods. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:13:07 GMT /energy-environment/2021-06-30/researchers-mapping-heat-islands-in-austin-return-to-the-streets Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2020-08-24/as-august-scorches-austin-volunteers-map-citys-hottest-streets Lee esta historia en español. Volunteers have fanned out in Austin and 12 other U.S. cities this summer to take the temperature of their neighborhoods –� Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:46:30 GMT /energy-environment/2020-08-24/as-august-scorches-austin-volunteers-map-citys-hottest-streets Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2020-06-15/as-summer-grips-austin-city-plans-to-map-heat-islands This year, as the hottest days of summer clutch Texas in a fiery embrace, a team of volunteers will fan out through Austin neighborhoods to take the� Mon, 15 Jun 2020 11:30:00 GMT /energy-environment/2020-06-15/as-summer-grips-austin-city-plans-to-map-heat-islands Mose Buchele /energy-environment/2020-02-25/this-warm-winter-austinites-can-look-out-their-windows-and-see-climate-change Bats in December. Bluebonnets in January. Butterflies in February. These are a few of the unseasonal appearances Austinites noticed this warm winter. And,� Tue, 25 Feb 2020 11:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2020-02-25/this-warm-winter-austinites-can-look-out-their-windows-and-see-climate-change Mose Buchele