Looking to the past to solve today's problems....
3,000-year-old underground aqueduct technology, qanat tunnels, are being used today to bring water to areas where they're needed, including water for passive cooling.
The creation of city gardens help cool the air, plus solar-powered pump systems take advantage of evaporative cooling to make a more comfortable environment in the hot summer months
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/4/28/how-an-ancient-design-is-cooling-21st-century-streets
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