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Is air conditioning helping spread COVID in the South?

Infectious disease expert, taking cues from TB fight, says it’s possible and UV light may be a weapon

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DateJune 29, 2020June 30, 2020

“Everyone in the design community was galvanized by Sandy and we absolutely need to work on coastal solutions, but we also have to be mindful that sea level isn’t the only threat,” said Joyce Klein Rosenthal, an assistant professor of urban design, who says that heat waves also have deadly potential.

Where heat is deadliest

Research details urban areas most vulnerable to extreme events

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DateSeptember 25, 2014