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Urban heat islands leave some neighborhoods dangerously hotter than others

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Dense, low-canopy, dark-surfaced neighborhoods run several degrees hotter than nearby areas during heatwaves, concentrating health risk and energy costs — and the burden falls hardest on low-income districts least able to adapt.

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#00006 Expand and target urban tree canopy on the hottest, lowest-canopy streets

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#00053 Freetown, Sierra LeoneOngoing

#00054 Medellín, ColombiaSuccess

#00055 SingaporeSuccess

#00056 Paris, FranceOngoing

#00007 Convert dark roofs and pavement to reflective, high-albedo surfaces

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#00003 Newark, New Jersey, USAOngoing

#00004 Los Angeles, California, USAOngoing

#00057 Phoenix, Arizona, USAPartial

#00008 Passive-cooling urban design plus formal heat governance

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#00002 Seville, SpainSuccess

#00058 Ahmedabad, IndiaSuccess

#00059 Miami-Dade County, Florida, USAOngoing

#00060 Seville, SpainOngoing

#00062 Centralized district cooling to replace per-building air conditioning

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#00061 Marina Bay, SingaporeSuccess

#00063 Ceramic evaporative cooling modules for hot-dry public spaces

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