Hot and prolonged summer nights in Hong Kong’s densely built-up urban areas could potentially be more fatal than daytime scorchers, a new statistical study has found.
An academic involved with a study on the issue also warned that at the current pace of urban development – coupled with rising global temperatures – the city would heat up to “unbearable levels” by 2050.
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