The Unforeseen Issue With Skyscraper Canyons - Cheddar Explores

Have you ever walked down a city street in the winter and almost been blown off your feet by freezing wind? Well, it's the result of man-made street canyons. Towering buildings lining city avenues cause conditions like elevated temperatures, wind vortexes - and conditions that are a lot worse for our health. Cheddar explores why street canyons aren't just an annoyance.

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1: New York Times Archives:
2: American Thoracic Society:
3: MIT: onwind.html
4: Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology:
5: MIT:
6: Environmental Health Perspectives:

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