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'Cities Today Are Heat Traps, Prioritise Nature': UN Chief Heat Officer
Eleni Myrivili, one of the field's pioneers who currently serves as the Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat, spoke about the urgent need to redesign cities to keep asphalt-riddled areas from turning into impossible-to-escape "ovens".
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Most Indian Cities Turning Into All-Season "Urban Heat Islands": Study
A team of researchers from the Indian Institutes of Technology-Kharagpur has found that most cities in the country are turning into "urban heat islands" in all seasons during day and night, officials said.
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Chinese President Vows to Limit Growth of Largest Cities
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday promised to impose strict limits on population growth in the country's largest cities, state media reported, as authorities seek to push migration towards smaller urban centres.
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Bulimia rates higher in urban cities
Living in urban cities raises the risk of suffering from an eating disorder called bulimia but not anorexia nervosa.
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'Cities Today Are Heat Traps, Prioritise Nature': UN Chief Heat Officer
Eleni Myrivili, one of the field's pioneers who currently serves as the Global Chief Heat Officer for UN-Habitat, spoke about the urgent need to redesign cities to keep asphalt-riddled areas from turning into impossible-to-escape "ovens".
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Most Indian Cities Turning Into All-Season "Urban Heat Islands": Study
A team of researchers from the Indian Institutes of Technology-Kharagpur has found that most cities in the country are turning into "urban heat islands" in all seasons during day and night, officials said.
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Chinese President Vows to Limit Growth of Largest Cities
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday promised to impose strict limits on population growth in the country's largest cities, state media reported, as authorities seek to push migration towards smaller urban centres.
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Bulimia rates higher in urban cities
Living in urban cities raises the risk of suffering from an eating disorder called bulimia but not anorexia nervosa.
