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'Digital twin' simulation will help researchers study factors affecting outdoor temperatures

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As temperatures rise, Singapore is looking at how it can make its outdoor environment cooler - and it is starting this quest in the virtual world.

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As temperatures rise, Singapore is looking at how it can make its outdoor environment cooler - and it is starting this quest in the virtual world.
A "digital twin" of Singapore is being built under the Cooling Singapore project, a national research initiative funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF).
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