Urban heat island effect intensifies in Guangzhou, impacting land use patterns.
The study looked at how cities can get hotter as they grow, known as the urban heat island effect. By using satellite images and mapping data, researchers found that the type of land use in a city affects how hot it gets. Industrial areas are the hottest, followed by city centers, residential areas, and suburbs. This shows that the way we use land in cities can make them hotter or cooler.