How urban ‘heat islands’ threaten public health

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By Molly PetersonJun 15, 2017, 1:55 pm91 pts
This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. If heat is the enemy, Marcela Herrera thought she was ready for battle last summer at her family’s north Los Angeles apartment. Old air conditioner units chugged away on windows in three…

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