CAVOK@lemmy.world to EuropeEnglish · 2 months agoSimple trick could lower city temperatures 3.6 F, London study suggestswww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down14
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minus-squareGenosseFlosselinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoPlanting trees in cities is not trivial. Big trees need space for roots, but in the city they would damage power, water or gas pipes running underground. There is also not much open soil that would trap rainwater.
Planting trees in cities is not trivial. Big trees need space for roots, but in the city they would damage power, water or gas pipes running underground. There is also not much open soil that would trap rainwater.