The Open Heat Island Effect

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Cities are especially vulnerable to this heat because of something called an urban heat island effect. The open heat island effect is a phenomenon by which all the very hard materials, concrete, tarmac, that sort of thing, that are crushed together in cities retain the heat. So it's not very easy to fix sort of overnight. There are things that cities can do, like planting trees, creating more green spaces parks and things.

US Big Tech companies are set to release quarterly earnings this week, German business confidence hits a two-year low, and French satellite operator Eutelsat has confirmed it is in discussions to acquire smaller British rival OneWeb in an all-share deal. Plus, cities are especially vulnerable to this summer’s record hot temperatures.

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