5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes
- Written by Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Getty ImagesStand on any car park on a sunny day in February and the heat will radiate through your shoes. At 30°C air temperature, that asphalt hits 50–55°C – hot enough to cause second-degree burns to skin in seconds.
Right now, in the northern hemisphere summer, 100 million Americans are dealing with 38°C temperatures....
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