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Rooftop rainwater sprinkler systems could help cool warming cities, study says

The sun beats down relentlessly on asphalt and concrete, while tall buildings mercilessly snuff out any hope of a cooling breeze, intensifying urban heat island impacts.

Rooftop rainwater sprinkler systems could help cool warming cities, study says

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The sun beats down relentlessly on asphalt and concrete, while tall buildings mercilessly snuff out any hope of a cooling breeze, intensifying urban heat island impacts.

With an increasing number of potentially deadly heat wave days due to […]

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The sun beats down relentlessly on asphalt and concrete, while tall buildings mercilessly snuff out any hope of a cooling breeze, intensifying urban heat island impacts. Urbanites around the world know the feeling well. With an increasing number of potentially deadly heat wave days due to […]

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Urbanites around the world know the feeling well. With an increasing number of potentially deadly heat wave days due to […]

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