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Cities need more than air conditioning to get through heat waves

  • Written by Nicholas Rajkovich, Assistant Professor of Architecture, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
imageLondon plane trees, like these in Cadman Park in Brooklyn, New York, are one of the most popular species for shading urban streets.Molybdena, CC BY-SA

In May of this year, a hot spell broiled Boston. In June, extreme temperatures grounded Phoenix’s planes. Last week, Seattle suffered under record temperatures.

When a heat wave is forecast, the...

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