Here`s how many trees are required to cool a city street
(WorldNews Environment)

Shade is crucial on sweaty summer days. Pexels Pavement is an urbanite´s worst enemy in the summer. It traps the sun`s boiling rays in two ways: first, by absorbing the incoming sunshine, trapping heat and boosting the daytime temperature, and then releasing that heat as darkness falls, preventing colder nighttime temps from cooling things off. This is the urban heat island effect. It´s a longstanding problem, especially in larger cities with more asphalt, but it´s becoming increasingly problematic as global warming heats the planet even more. As such, urban planners are looking for ways to mitigate that heat island effect, and one method has come out on top: trees. By blocking the sunlight...