LibertyLizard to Solarpunk UrbanismEnglish · 11 months agoTo Feel Less Heat, We Need More Trees in Our Citieswww.sierraclub.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down12cross-posted to: treehuggers
arrow-up1113arrow-down1external-linkTo Feel Less Heat, We Need More Trees in Our Citieswww.sierraclub.orgLibertyLizard to Solarpunk UrbanismEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: treehuggers
minus-squareDodecahedron December@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·11 months agoConcrete soaks up, stores and radiates a lot of heat from the sun. Trees thrive on sun and provide shade for humans.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-211 months agoThey also shade the concrete
minus-squareNat@apollo.townlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoThey also transpire, which further reduces heat — marginally but noticeable in aggregate.
Concrete soaks up, stores and radiates a lot of heat from the sun. Trees thrive on sun and provide shade for humans.
They also shade the concrete
They also transpire, which further reduces heat — marginally but noticeable in aggregate.