The Verge: “A new analysis ranks 44 major cities that altogether are home to a quarter of the country’s population. More than half of the population in these cities live in census tracks that can feel at least 8 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than surrounding areas, according to the analysis published yesterday by the nonprofit Climate Central. Temperatures from neighborhood to neighborhood are also mapped out in color-coded data visualizations from Climate Central. New York City, on average, feels about 9.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than surrounding areas. That number is its urban heat island index (UHI), a measure of the difference in temperature between an urban census tract and an area nearby that’s more rural. But look closer, and you’ll see that some neighborhoods get much steamier than others. For example, it can feel up the 12.27 degrees hotter in Downtown Brooklyn…”