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Climate crisis: 6 resilient cities using infrastructure to beat the heat

This is what we should be doing.

by Jennifer Walter
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The climate crisis won’t be easy on cities.

Thanks to dense populations and complicated infrastructure, many urban areas are already experiencing deadly heat waves and flooding.

How can we make cities more resilient to climate disasters?

Current infrastructure wasn’t built to handle extreme storms or rising temperatures. But some cities are experimenting with new ideas that will help them weather the future.

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