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Inside Barcelona’s most sweltering neighbourhood: El Raval

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Al Jazeera reports on Barcelona's El Raval, the city's most sweltering neighborhood. Densely packed apartments, low incomes, poor housing, and minimal tree cover leave its predominantly migrant population particularly vulnerable to heat. The neighborhood illustrates how urban design and economic inequality concentrate heat exposure among the city's most vulnerable residents.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/7/31/inside-barce...

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