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  • Climate change is turning cities into ovens

    Jan 8, 2021 11:15 am by WiredIllinois in the News
    hot and hazy city at sunset. PHOTOGRAPH: ARNE DEDERT/PICTURE ALLIANCE/GETTY IMAGES

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    Wired (Jan. 7) Urban areas, make up just 3% of Earth’s land surface. But they have an outsize impact on the effects of climate change. Researcher Lei Zhao's team shows that hotter cities could be catastrophic for urban public health.