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Who bears the heat of climate change? Helping communities deal with rising temperatures

Fuelled by climate change, temperatures are rising globally. The year 2024 has been declared the hottest year on record. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

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UPDATED Mar 15, 2025, 10:17 AM

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SINGAPORE - Ms Subasheny R. Devan Nair, 43,heads down to her void deck three to four times a day to seek reprieve from the still air of her home.

She lives in a one-room rental flat in Bukit Merah with her grandmother and several cats. She has no air-conditioning at home,and rarely opens the windows for her cats’ safety.

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