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Urban heat island was one of the Natural sciences good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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Date	Process	Result
September 13, 2009	Good article nominee	Listed
March 28, 2023	Good article reassessment	Delisted

Current status: Delisted good article

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Section sizes

Section size for Urban heat island (35 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	7,885	7,885
Description	208	11,318
Definition	926	926
Diurnal variability	6,784	6,784
Seasonal variability	799	799
Models and simulations	2,601	2,601
Causes	5,959	8,391
Climate change as an amplifier	1,240	1,240
Redlining	1,192	1,192
Impacts	95	21,127
On weather and climate	3,970	3,970
On human health	8,011	8,011
On water bodies and aquatic organisms	3,110	3,110
On animals	2,497	2,497
On energy usage for cooling	3,444	3,444
Options for reducing heat island effects	2,212	15,414
Planting trees in cities	1,332	1,332
White roofs and light-coloured concrete	4,867	4,867
Green infrastructure	4,822	4,822
Passive daytime radiative cooling	2,181	2,181
Society and culture	27	11,924
History of research	2,417	2,417
Aspects of social inequality	8,281	8,281
Chief heat officers	1,199	1,199
Examples	51	9,292
United States	1,903	6,560
Los Angeles	2,123	2,123
Virginia	1,133	1,133
New York	602	602
Arizona	799	799
Athens green space initiative	631	631
Sydney	2,050	2,050
See also	150	150
References	28	28
External links	447	447
Total	85,976	85,976

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