EXTREME HEAT
Extreme heat events are getting more frequent and more intense. Heat affects a half a billion people around the world every year and kills more people than any other natural disaster.
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Air conditioners are raising our temperatures.
Extreme heat is expected to triple energy demand for air conditioning by 2050. This creates a vicious cycle that generates more greenhouse gases and extreme heat.
How smart cities can help battle mega heat waves.
Heat waves are expected to increase in frequency and duration, affecting up to half a billion people every year.
Our forests need to chill out.
The past few summers have been breaking heat records but winters are warming
faster than summers in most of
the United States.