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violent crime from
April 2010 to June 2018
on days when temperature
was above 68°F,
according to the London
Metropolitan Police: 14
shoreline on British Columbia
during the last week
of June 2021: 122°F
between green roofs and
conventional roofs: 30–40°F
percentage reduction in
heat-related deaths
due to tree cover
in urban areas: 22
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