Cuers Combats Extreme Heatwaves Through Urban Climate Adaptation
Confronted with soaring summer temperatures that pushed ground readings to 64°C, the southern French town of Cuers has transformed itself into a climate adaptation model. Since 2022, the 13,000-resident municipality has invested in shaded playgrounds, cool-surface paving, unconditioned green schools, and urban forestry to combat intensifying heatwaves. What started with a thermometer placed on sun-baked … Read more