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Future Earth

Episode One

Duration: 26 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News Middle EastLatest broadcast: on BBC News Asia Pacific

Available for 18 days

Carl Nasman explores the specific challenges cities and urbanised areas face as temperatures rise. As well as assessing the impact of more greenery around our concrete jungles, Carl also speaks to some of the world's first chief heat officers. Extreme heat poses a real threat to life, so Carl looks at the trajectory of temperatures alongside some of the solutions already on stream, such as reflective surfaces designed to keep our roads, pavements and buildings cooler. Show less

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