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How to fix urban heat islands

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Are High Rise Buildings Making the Environment Hotter?

High rise buildings can be an issue for a number of reason. One is, just if they're darker colored, an that could make the environment warmer. Sometimes high rises are, say, right along the water front, and they block a natural breeze from coming in to cool people down. And we haven't really planned our cities to kind of take advantage of those natural assets that can help cool us. That's what engineers would tell you.

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