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Climate Fixers: Cool solutions for a warming planet

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This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region.

From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover? Get in touch.

From natural dyes to flax farms, organic sheep, native plants, geothermal and climate proofing our backyard gardens, Philadelphia-area residents and business owners are working on their own climate solutions as the world continues to heat up.

As NASA reports 2024 was the hottest year on record, climate scientists say the Philadelphia region will continue to get hotter and wetter.

But some local innovators have turned their passions for food, gardening, fashion and engineering into climate solutions.

Folks at the Philadelphia Orchard Project are preparing for longer and warmer growing seasons by experimenting with tropical fruit trees like bananas and kumquats.

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