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Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Saturday/Sunday
Continuing the heat wave discussion here. One of the big reasons why Chicago (along with Milwaukee and St Louis) were impacted by the 1995 heat wave so badly was through the Urban Heat Island effect. What is the Urban Heat Island Effect?
Answer: A. Urbanized areas hold more heat than the surrounding countryside, who's temperatures are moderated by the cropland, grass cover, and tree cover. Urbanized areas can be 5 to 8 degrees warmer than the surrounding unurbanized areas.
Monday/Tuesday's questionSticking with meteorology here. Since the early 1870s, The United States has had a government run weather service in some form or fashion. WHich of the following was not a name for it?
A: The National Weather Service
B: The Weather Bureau of the United States
C: Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce
D: THe United States Meteorological ServiceAnswer to come with the next new question on Tuesday around 10 pm or so.