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    October 30, 2025

    CityMetrics

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    September 17, 2024

    What Would Cities Look Like With 3 Degrees C of Warming vs. 1.5? Far More Hazardous and Vastly Unequal

    • Cities
    • extreme heat
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • health
    • data visualization
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    A woman carries water during a blistering hot day in New Delhi, India.
    • Cities
    • extreme heat
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • health
    • data visualization
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Insights
    June 25, 2024

    As the Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler?

    • extreme heat
    • climate change
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • data visualization
    A line of tourists await the use of the fountain at the base of Rome’s Spanish Steps to cool off.
    • extreme heat
    • climate change
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • data visualization
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    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • extreme heat
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • data visualization
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • extreme heat
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • data visualization
    Cities
    Update
    July 5, 2023

    New Data Dashboard Helps Cities Build Urban Resilience in a Changing Climate

    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • climate policy
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • biodiversity
    • land use
    • Urban Development
    Aerial view of skyscrapers and urban development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
    • Cities
    • nature-based solutions
    • climate policy
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • biodiversity
    • land use
    • Urban Development
    Forests
    Update
    June 6, 2023

    Higher-Res Data Set Now Shows Trees Inside and Outside Forests Across the Tropics

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    aerial view of car on rainforest road
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • global forest watch
    Asia
    Insights
    October 24, 2019

    Buildings Are a Hidden Source of Indian Cities’ Extreme Heat

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    Tight-packed buildings in Chennai, India
    • Energy
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    • Buildings
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