But no, let’s cut them down to build one more lane, right?

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    Somebody reported this post for being off-topic, but it’s not.

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    Never mind shade, anyone who’s ever ridden a bicycle from the country into an urban area will instantly feel the rise in air temperature. It’s almost unbelievable, like you’ve stepped into a different planet.

    But it’s okay because cars have air conditioning. /s 😒

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    I had to cut a major shade tree in my backyard, it was ready to fall over. We replaced it with a sapling and I cannot wait for it to grow up, holy shit my deck gets fucking hot! There’s a couple more that gotta go soon too and I’m very reluctant - expensive to cut down, expensive to replace, especially if they are already tall.

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    Really more than trees, it seems to be an argument for more grass to help reduce temps especially where trees aren’t feasible or will take time to grow

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      It’s primarily an argument to not cut down trees that are already there just so you can build another fucking parking lot or something

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      When trees are on the verge of extinction, they’ll grow exactly one tree, lock it behind security, and charge us money to see it.

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      Concrete and dark-colored metal surfaces can absolutely reach those temperatures after a few hours of direct sunlight

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      Concrete surface in contact with direct noon sunlight is always gonna be scorching hot, 50°C is not far fetched. On a super hot day you can cook an egg on concrete. These surface also tend to heat up slow but also lose heat slowly, which is why even after a couple of hour after sun down it will still feel warm to the touch, creating what is known as urban heat trap.

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        Dr. Hannah Fry made a short video about this recently – this kind of heat retention is why London Underground stations are so bloody hot, because the clay tiles lining the underground tunnels have absorbed heat from trains braking day in and day out and are constantly releasing excess heat into the air at the stations

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          Interesting. So adding regenerative breaking to the trains would actually reduce the heat.

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      The photo seems to suggest he is measuring surface temperatures, so I assume they are real. Doesn’t seem that far fetched.

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    Here they cut them down to make bike lanes.

    And before you demand to just take space away from the cars: this is a fast bike lane through a park. The next car is half a kilometer away.

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    This shows why replacing inner city roads with tree lined avenues makes a difference in city climate.

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    Along the same lines are all the parks in my city that cut down large trees to plant small ornamental trees. Oh, want a bench? Nowhere near the trees. Yeah, I’m talking about you, Shoreline park! WTheck

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      Please enjoy this one person bench with anti-homeless armrests on it so you can not sit next to your wife comfortably