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In tropical cities, urban heat islands (UHIs) exacerbate an already challenging hot-humid heat burden for residents. UHIs are formed by urban artificial surfaces like concrete and asphalt that retain heat by day and slowly release it at night, never giving cities a chance to cool.
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As extreme heat intensifies across Asia, it is becoming a growing public health concern, straining health systems and undermining livelihoods.
The findings underscore how marine plastic pollution is contaminating everyday food products, with microplastics detected in all sea salt samples tested.
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