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Re:Is air conditioning making cities hotter? by rowanG077 on Sunday September 10, 2023 @07:48PM (#37461220)
No. I don't have to. The wet bulb temperature will tell you enough. No amount of trees will lower the wet bulb temperature. I live in an area with humid summers so trees help but are no solution.
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Re:Is air conditioning making cities hotter? by uoaei on Sunday September 10, 2023 @07:57PM (#37461274)
A tree growing is itself an endothermic process, in addition to the passive shade and quasi-active evapotranspiration it exhibits. They will help in multiple ways, but of course only up to a point.
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