Planting 1 million trees to turn the temperature down: How cities in the Global North and South are battling extreme heat

July 2023 was the hottest month globally since records began. Combine that with several months filled with a series of extreme weather events - from heatwaves in Europe, North America and Asia, to wildfires in Canada and Greece - and it’s undeniable that the impacts of climate change that experts have long been warning us about are here today. And the worse news is that it’s only going to get hotter.Featured guests:Eugenia Kargbo is Freetown, Sierra Leone’s Chief Heat Officer. Her role is the...