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Why It's Usually Hotter In A City | Let's Talk | NPR
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Aniceeee posted on 2019/07/11Ever wondered why city summers feel like a furnace? This video from NPR's 'Let's Talk' breaks down the 'Urban Heat Island' effect, explaining how buildings and pavement trap heat! You'll pick up some cool advanced vocabulary while learning practical ways cities can stay cooler.
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US /səbˈskraɪb/
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UK /səb'skraɪb/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To regularly pay to receive a service
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US /fɪˈnɑməˌnɑn, -nən/
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UK /fə'nɒmɪnən/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- Interesting or unusual person, group
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US /ɪkˈstrim/
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UK /ɪk'stri:m/
- Adjective
- Very great in degree
- Farthest from a center
- Noun
- Effort that is thought more than is necessary
- The furthest point or limit of something.
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US /ˈætməˌsfɪr/
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UK /'ætməsfɪə(r)/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Air around us
- Feeling or mood of a place
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