Green belts around cities help keep them cool

Areas of rural countryside around cities are intended to prevent urban sprawl, but can also influence the climate within cities – and now researchers have quantified this cooling effect

​Areas of rural countryside around cities are intended to prevent urban sprawl, but can also influence the climate within cities – and now researchers have quantified this cooling effect Areas of rural countryside around cities are intended to prevent urban sprawl, but can also influence the climate within cities – and now researchers have quantified this cooling effect