http://wfpl.org en http://wfpl.org/post/temps-rise-cities-combat-heat-island-effect More than 20,000 high-temperature records have been broken so far this year in the United States. And the heat is especially bad in cities, which are heating up about twice as fast as the rest of the planet.<p>High temperatures increase the risk of everything from asthma to allergies, and can even be deadly. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:59:00 +0000 Richard Harris 1555 at http://wfpl.org As Temps Rise, Cities Combat 'Heat Island' Effect