The surprisingly simple way cities could save people from extreme heat

Grist
By Matt SimonJul 16, 2024, 4:30 am277 pts
The city is a growing paradox. Humanity needs its many efficiencies: People living more densely and taking up less land — with easy access to decarbonized public transportation — collaborating and innovating as urbanites have always done. But as the climate warms, city-dwellers suffer extreme heat more than…

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