A Special Series from Fix, Grist's Solutions Lab
The Future of Cool
Keeping cool during hot times
In This Series
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These self-cooled buildings were inspired by termites and frogs
Architects, looking for ways to keep buildings cool amid rising temperatures, find that nature has some surprising tricks.
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This space-age tech cuts cooling costs — and carbon emissions
The new material's already hard at work cooling ice cream and office buildings, and it's doing it with a lot less electricity than traditional AC.
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Trees are AC for cities. She wants everyone to benefit
Planting trees is good for locals, and the planet too — so long as locals are the ones doing the planting, says Sarah Anderson with American Forests.
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![The day after the Manhattanhenge on 42nd street, Manhattan, New York City.]()
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How NYC is protecting people from the deadliest disaster
New York City has set out to protect people — and the planet — from the deadliest disaster: heat.
