US Cities Most at Risk Because of Climate Change Are Least Energy-efficient, Data Indicate

Miami and other U.S. cities most at risk from disasters exacerbated by global warming are also among those whose high energy consumption is fueling temperature rise, data from clean-energy company Arcadia Power showed Tuesday. Miami, battered last year by Hurricane Irma, was the least energy-efficient in a sample of 15 cities, with its monthly energy consumption 25 percent above the national average, the data showed. Such cities are "shooting themselves in the foot" because...

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