With their precise flight, bats make the perfect heat sensors to detect the urban heat island effect at night when it’s most obvious, according to a new study using the winged creatures.
In an imaginative collaborative measure taken between geographers and zoologists from Tel Aviv University, a new study using bats to map Urban Heat Islands in Gush Dan discloses that during the winter months, the air over the Ayalon Highway could be up to 5 ? warmer compared to the air in Yarkon Park.
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