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Paris’ Heat Crisis and Urban Design | France News
When heatwaves strike, Paris becomes a deadly oven — even as other parts of France bake under the same sun, the city sees double the deaths. Trapped by concrete, narrow streets, and zinc rooftops, Paris acts like a heat sink, while poor insulation and lack of green spaces turn apartments into furnaces — especially for renters in struggling suburbs. Despite a younger population, the city’s heat vulnerability is starkly tied to inequality, with the poorest neighborhoods bearing the brunt. But Paris is waking up — new plans aim to green the city, retrofit buildings, and save lives before the…
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