Hundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in federal money to help them plant and maintain trees under a federal program that is intended to reduce extreme heat, benefit health and improve access to nature.
Its more than just shade! Trees create extra cooling effect by using the suns energy and from the water evaporating from their leaves. Thats why you won’t burn your feet on grass but an equally dark pavement burns your feet. Tree > umbrella in terms of heat mitigation.
They reduce the urban heat island effect a ton by casting shade
Its more than just shade! Trees create extra cooling effect by using the suns energy and from the water evaporating from their leaves. Thats why you won’t burn your feet on grass but an equally dark pavement burns your feet. Tree > umbrella in terms of heat mitigation.