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Would the temperature of the earth’s crust be hotter under a city than under a grassland area due to all the concrete/asphalt acting as a thermal barrier? Or would it be cooler because the concrete/asphalt acts as a barrier against solar heat influence?

by /u/FriskyPinecone in /r/askscience

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