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How we’re ruining the weather in Cincinnati

February 13, 2013by Lindsey Reiser Leave a comment

We all know how big cities tend to have their own mini-climate. Heat generated by heaps of machinery, asphalt and millions of bodies in one place tends to make cities […]

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