Explain why NYC and Athens face extreme heat waves during summer. Reasons: urban surfaces – such as concrete and asphalt, building density, building height, and building arrangement, lack of greenery, green parks

An overview of NYC and Athens as cities

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– population sizes
-location: both near ocean, latitude
-climate characteristics
-Recent years, due to industrialization and urbanization. Explain why NYC and Athens face extreme heat waves during summer. Reasons: urban surfaces – such as concrete and asphalt, building density, building height, and building arrangement, lack of greenery, green parks

For Athens: https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/6/1/16

-more environmental indices: vegetation distribution，etc

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