Cool Cities Network News Today

Many renters say their apartment buildings are either still providing heating or have not switched on the air conditioning as outside temperatures climb past the low 20s.

Urban infrastructure choices, such as increased vegetation and solar-reflective building materials, can provide cooling to cities suffering with extreme heat.

As extreme heat threatens infrastructure and public health, municipal ‘heat officers’ work to develop cooling strategies to keep urban residents safe from increasingly hot temperatures.

Urban extreme heat is a crisis. And two large U.S. cities are dealing with it accordingly.

With greater tree canopies, bodies of water and green buildings, it's not hard to help citizens cool down.

Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, longer, hotter and deadlier, especially in urban areas, but the threats they pose are preventable.

Climate change-induced extreme heat is a “silent killer” - but simple preparation can save thousands of lives.