LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · 11 months agoThe solution to climate change every homeowner should be pursuingslrpnk.netimagemessage-square64fedilinkarrow-up1480arrow-down121file-textcross-posted to: treehuggers@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1459arrow-down1imageThe solution to climate change every homeowner should be pursuingslrpnk.netLibertyLizard@slrpnk.net to solarpunk memes@slrpnk.net · 11 months agomessage-square64fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: treehuggers@slrpnk.net
minus-squareBastingChemina@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoI don’t think we are talking about global warming, tree are very good at local climate control. The shade plus evaporation from the leaves can lower the temperature by several degrees. In this study they observed that cities area with trees can be up to 12°C cooler than area without trees. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2298675-trees-cool-the-land-surface-temperature-of-cities-by-up-to-12c/
I don’t think we are talking about global warming, tree are very good at local climate control. The shade plus evaporation from the leaves can lower the temperature by several degrees.
In this study they observed that cities area with trees can be up to 12°C cooler than area without trees. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2298675-trees-cool-the-land-surface-temperature-of-cities-by-up-to-12c/