NASA’s ECOSTRESS Maps Burn Risk Across Phoenix Streets - NASA
Roads and sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree burns. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have mapped scorching pave...
- earth science
- ecostress (ecosystem spaceborne thermal radiometer experiment on space station)
- extreme weather events
- iss research
- jet propulsion laboratory
Source: NASA
Roads and sidewalks in some areas get so hot that skin contact could result in second-degree burns. Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California have mapped scorching pavement in Phoenix where contact with skin — from a fall, for example — can cause serious burns. The image shows land surface temperatures across a […]