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Cities Must Be Redesigned for a Future of Extreme Heat

On this week’s Zero, Akshat Rathi talks to Eleni Myrivili, global chief heat officer for UN Habitat, about how cities can better cope with heat waves.

A cyclist stops to drink water during a heat wave in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
Photographer: Andre Malerba/Bloomberg

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By Akshat Rathi and Oscar Boyd

May 18, 2023 at 7:05 AM UTC

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