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More trees are needed to cool down European cities in heat waves—but they must be planted near homes

More trees are needed to cool down European cities in heat waves—but they must be planted near homesWorldPing

Heat waves claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people in Europe's capital cities this summer as they experienced record temperatures.

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