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More trees are needed to cool down European cities in heatwaves – but they must be planted nearer to homes

By Thami Croeser, Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
Simon Hodder, Professor in Environmental Ergonomics, Loughborough University

Heatwaves claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people in Europe’s capital cities this summer, as they experienced record temperatures.

In London, emergency wards filled with elderly patients injured after fainting in the heat. Meanwhile, the dry weather created subsidence and left homes…

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