Australia's Urban Heat Crisis: From Laggard to Leader in Cooling Cities
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Title
Australia's Urban Heat Crisis: From Laggard to Leader in Cooling Cities
Website
https://theconversation.com/we-know-how-to-cool-our-cities-and-towns-so-why-arent-we-doing-it-273341
Subject
Recent record-breaking heatwaves in Victoria and South Australia serve as a stark warning of the escalating urban heat crisis. Despite Australia's expertise in urban heat research and available cooling technologies, the failure lies in the lack of ambitious large-scale implementation. Urgent action is needed to combat heat-related health risks and inequalities through systemic design, technology deployment, and political will.