The Alarming Impact Of Sprawl On Weather
15 December 2003 - 8:00am
Experts say pollution and heat from urban areas can change precipitation patterns.
The massive amounts of heat and pollution that rise from urban areas both delay and stimulate the fall of precipitation, cheating some areas of much-needed rain and snow while dousing others.The varying impacts, scientists say, support growing evidence that urbanization has a sharp and alarming effect on the climate that can wreak havoc with precipitation patterns.
Source:
The San Diego Union-Tribune, December 13, 2003
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