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  • Professor of Public Policy and Urban Affairs and Director of the Boston Area Research Initiative, Northeastern University
A tree canopy can make a big difference in temperature for people on the street below. The challenge is getting trees where they’re needed most. Andrey Denisyuk/Moment via Getty Images

Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter than its neighbor – new tech makes it easier to target cooling projects

Dan O'Brien, Northeastern University

New technologies are making it easier to find these urban heat islets, opening the door to new strategies for efficiently improving community health.

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