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Greening cities could reduce heat-related deaths, study finds
(ORDO NEWS) — The creation of green zones covering at least 30% of urban areas will help to avoid about a third of deaths in EU metropolitan areas due to extreme heat. According to Tamara Jungman, one of the authors of the article, “in such cities there is less vegetation, a greater population density and an area of heated surfaces, including asphalt.” All this leads to the effect of “urban…