Why It’s Usually Hotter In A City | Let's Talk | NPR

The way cities are designed and inhabited can make actually make them hotter. So what’s the solution? We explore a few ideas for beating the urban heat.

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Editor’s Note: A previous version of this video used a map of Phoenix, New York, rather than Phoenix, Ariz. and misspelled the cities of Phoenix and Washington, D.C.

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