US study confirms that communities living downwind of cities are likely to have more rainfall
Does it ever feel like the rain always falls where you live? You may have a point. It has long been known that urban environments modify their own weather, and a study has confirmed that cities also modify the weather in the surrounding area, with communities living downwind of a city more likely to bear the brunt of the rain.
Acres of tarmac, skyscrapers and miles of suburbs all alter the amount of solar energy that land absorbs and re-radiates. The built environment modifies the weather that a city receives; but how far does a city’s influence over the weather extend?