What cool countries can learn from hot ones about dealing with heatwaves

Jul 21, 2022

From redesigning buildings to rethinking working days, this is what hot countries can teach cool countries about living with heatwaves. Image: Unsplash/HUUM

Chloe Brimicombe

PhD Candidate in Climate Change and Health, University of Reading

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