How a Colombian city cut temperatures by 2°C with 2.5 million plants and 880,000 trees

For decades, cities around the world have struggled with a growing problem known as the urban heat island effect. As concrete, asphalt and buildings replace natural vegetation, urban areas absorb and retain more heat than their surrounding countryside, making summers increasingly uncomfortable and, in some cases, dangerous.

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