Urban landscapes are known to produce "heat islands," which increase urban temperatures significantly above temperatures in surrounding rural areas.These high temperatures result from all urban factors except
A) burning of fossil fuels by vehicles.
B) burning of fossil fuels by industries.
C) presence of parks that increase evapotranspiration.
D) absorption and radiation of heat by concrete and asphalt.
E) decrease in vegetation that carries out evapotranspiration.
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