Re:Is air conditioning making cities hotter?
by guerrilla on Sunday September 10, 2023 @09:42AM
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What % do trees and other plants absorb?
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Re:Is air conditioning making cities hotter?
by reportingsjr on Sunday September 10, 2023 @10:37AM
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Below 10%. The most efficient plants are food crops we've genetically modified. I believe corn absorbs around 10%.
However, plants also reflect a lot of energy, unlike black/asphalt roofs that most people in the US install.
Re:Is air conditioning making cities hotter?
by guerrilla on Sunday September 10, 2023 @10:39AM
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When you say efficient it makes me suspicious. Just because a plant doesn't absorb the energy for conversion doesn't mean it doesn't absorb it as heat. Remember, they're quite connected to the ground so they could be good heat dissipation (I have no idea, just speculating.)
Re:Is air conditioning making cities hotter?
by tonfa on Sunday September 10, 2023 @11:25AM
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One thing trees/plant help with (instead of concrete/asphalt in cities) is with the added impact of evapotranspiration (besides providing shade).
Re:Is air conditioning making cities hotter?
by ars on Sunday September 10, 2023 @02:35PM
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Plants also evaporate water from the extra light energy, which further cools things.
Re:Is air conditioning making cities hotter?
by wolverine876 on Sunday September 10, 2023 @08:27PM
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But they reflect green energy.