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Africa · 4 hrs ago
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Oxford study finds world’s highest heat-risk cities concentrated in Asia and Africa
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An Oxford University study of 205 cities identifies that heat risk is driven by factors beyond temperature alone—including poverty, infrastructure deficits, and lack of cooling access—with the highest-risk cities concentrated in South and Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Oxford study finds world’s highest heat-risk cities concentrated in Asia and Africa
Heat risk is about more than temperature. A new Oxford study of 205 cities found that poverty, limited infrastructure and lack of access to cooling are key factors driving urban heat vulnerability, with most of the highest-risk cities in South and Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
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