@[email protected] to Solarpunk [email protected]English • 1 year agoTo Feel Less Heat, We Need More Trees in Our Citieswww.sierraclub.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1101arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up199arrow-down1external-linkTo Feel Less Heat, We Need More Trees in Our Citieswww.sierraclub.org@[email protected] to Solarpunk [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareDodecahedron DecemberlinkfedilinkEnglish14•1 year agoConcrete soaks up, stores and radiates a lot of heat from the sun. Trees thrive on sun and provide shade for humans.
minus-squareNatlinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year 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.