How can Denver address extreme heat?

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A man in a ballcap and shades holds a water bottle as his cheeks puff up with liquid. The sun shines bright above him.
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Jesse Hall gulps water at his match against Ryan Phasouk in USA Pickleball’s Golden Ticket event in Arvada, on July 12, 2024, during one of the many heat waves that hit the Denver metro area this summer.

The shape of a tree and powerlines are silhouetted by a bright orange sun.
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People in swimsuits sit on rocks next to a flowing rapid. A big metal bridge looms behind them.
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