Heatmaps reveal the warmest and coolest areas of five English cities - and the impact of green spaces
Heatmaps reveal the warmest and coolest areas of five English cities - and the impact of green spaces
The maps paint a stark picture of how different communities suffer more or less from heat depending on the abundance of green space.
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Because Sky doesn’t link to the source maps, here you are: https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/maps-showing-city-cooling-trees-and-green-space
6 0 ReplyInteresting about how parklands make extreme weather more bearable. Nice.
2 0 ReplyIt's been well known for a long time, even just a few trees down a road can make a HUGE difference to the local temperature.
2 0 ReplyThere was a discussion recently for the incentivisation of getting people to keep their gardens natural (especially in regards to disincentivising people paving over and astroturfing their lawns).
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