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Daily News Lesson July 21 2022

What cities can do to prepare for rising temperatures
Learn why Phoenix, Arizona created the first publicly funded office to focus on the problems caused by higher temperatures
Tourists struggle with the heat as temperatures soar in Rome
Lesson Plan December 16 2021

Lesson Plan: Inventing smarter cities to minimize extreme heat

Plan and design a city block adapted for a changing climate using the power of invention

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