{"306501":{"#nid":"306501","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Urban Climate Lab identifies \u0027hot spots\u0027 that make mercury rise in Louisville","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFive relatively small areas, covering less than one half of 1 percent of the city\u0027s surface area, are contributing an oversized share to Louisville\u0027s extra urban heat, according to new research. General Electric\u0027s Appliance Park leads Louisville\u0027s first list of surface temperature \u0022hot spots,\u0022 identified by the Urban Climate Lab at Georgia Institute of Technology as part of an urban heat study and mitigation plan under development this year. \u0022The heat generated by these hot spots undoubtedly raises air temperatures in the region and contributes to air quality issues as well,\u0022 said Brian Stone Jr., the climate lab director and a Georgia Tech associate professor of city and regional planning. \u0022These initial results are intended to foster dialogue about the types of strategies the region should be considering.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28044","created_gmt":"2014-07-02 10:21:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:27:11","author":"Jessie Brandon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"2022 Institute Address","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/tech\/science\/environment\/2014\/06\/27\/top-hot-spots-louisville\/11505235\/","dateline":{"date":"2014-06-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-06-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1349","name":"Brian Stone"},{"id":"831","name":"climate change"},{"id":"96841","name":"hot spot"},{"id":"96851","name":"Kentucky"},{"id":"32991","name":"louisville"},{"id":"33091","name":"urban climate lab"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}