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2 ways cities can beat the heat: Which is best, urban trees or cool roofs?

  • Written by Ian Smith, Research Scientist in Earth & Environment, Boston University
2 ways cities can beat the heat: Which is best, urban trees or cool roofs?Trees like these in Boston can help keep neighborhoods cooler on hot days.Yassine Khalfalli/Unsplash, CC BY

When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to feel like an oven, as buildings and pavement trap the sun’s warmth and vehicles and air conditioners release more heat into the air.

The temperature in an urban neighborhood with few...

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