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Climate change and environmental threats affect homes, neighborhoods, and the people who live in them in vastly different ways. Current patterns of housing construction, development, and home energy use are also major contributors to ongoing climate change.

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    Five Ways to Combat Extreme Temperatures on Urban Heat Islands
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