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Chapter 1. From Rooftop to Alleyway, Chicago Fights Extreme Urban Heat With Greener Ideas

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From Rooftop to Alleyway, Chicago Fights Extreme Urban Heat With Greener Ideas (Oct. 9, 2012)

Synopsis

One of Chicago's most beautiful and hidden gardens is located on top of City Hall, part of an effort to 'green' roofs in order fight rising temperatures. Hari Sreenivasan reports on the actions the city of Chicago is taking to mitigate climate change in an urban landscape.

Source: PBS NewsHour

Length: 10:31

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Watch the video and answer the following questions:

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Cities such as Chicago are becoming increasingly concerned with the human health effects of high heat.

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Chicago is currently developing several newer techniques to help alleviate the effects of city heat.

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Urban areas, such as Chicago, are often hotter than their surrounding rural or natural areas because

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Consequences of the multi-day heat spell which struck Chicago in 1995 included

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The future climate of Chicago is predicted to have each of the following except for

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