Temperatures in cities across the globe have been rising year after year due, in part, to the urban heat island phenomenon. Essentially a bubble of hot air that can engulf a city, urban heat island phenomenon is caused by increasing exhaust heat generated by soaring energy use, radiant heat from paved streets and high-rise buildings, and reduction in evaporated water due to fewer trees. In Tokyo, Japan, the minimum temperature has increased by

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