The Urban Heat Island Phenomenon and Potential Mitigation Strategies
- Explains in detail what the problems are with hot cities, and what we can do to reverse the damage.
- http://www.design.asu.edu/apa/proceedings99/ESTES/ESTES.HTM

Earth Observatory: New York City Temperature and Vegetation
- Contains pictures from space that show how vegetation such as trees can help keep a city cool.
- http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17354

Scientists Watch Cities Make Their Own Weather
- New York Times feature story about the urban heat island effect, focusing on Project ATLANTA.
- http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/081500sci-environ-climate.html

Sacramento Glows with Urban Heat
- Pictures of how California's capital has hot and cool spots.Plus how urban forests can help keep cities from overheating.
- http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd01jul98_1.htm

EPA: Heat Island Site
- How heat islands are measured, and how they can affect your health.
- http://www.epa.gov/heatisland/

Heat Island Group
- Explains how cities can have different temperatures than surrounding areas. And how we can change it.
- http://eetd.lbl.gov/HeatIsland/

Planet Power
- Explains how a tree farm can help reduce urban heating.
- http://www.treepower.org/heatisland.html

Cool Communities
- An introduction to urban heat effects, and simple things you and your parents can do to help.
- http://www.nef1.org/ea/koolkids/overview.html

Urban Heat in Salt Lake City
- NASA studies the hot and cool spots in Salt Lake City.
- http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd21jul98_1.htm

Hot 'Lanta
- NASA and school kids study how trees help cities keep their cool. Plus an introduction to urban heat islands.
- http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd08may97_1.htm