Urban Heat Island Predicts Warming

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City trees respond to higher temperatures differently than those in forests, potentially masking climate impacts

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A new study by MIT and Harvard University finds urban heat islands are a poor proxy for global warming.

The discrepancy has a lot to do with the limited genetic diversity of urban tree species.

The study was looking at red oaks specifically, the researchers say the findings are likely to apply to trees broadly.

When the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases its regular reports on the status of the climate, " one of the tools the IPCC has to predict future responses to climate change with respect to temperature are these urban-to-rural gradients" He hopes that these new findings will be incorporated into their next report, which is just being drafted.

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