Urban development induces local warming in addition to climate change. New research shows that urban growth, climate change and urban adaptation interact nonlinearly and diurnally.
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Zhao, L. Urban growth and climate adaptation. Nature Clim Change 8, 1034 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0348-x
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