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Lauren Walker

'Heat island' effect: Will European cities become unliveable?

The summer of 2025 has again been marked by several successive heatwaves, which have gripped large swathes of Europe.

Nowhere are the effects of this extreme weather more intense than in the continent's urban areas. This is due to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, which significantly raises temperatures compared to surrounding (rural) areas, intensifying heatwaves.

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