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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Asphalt heats up way beyond ambient temperature, and trees generate their own microclimate with over a dozen degrees lower air temperature, not to speak of shade. So yes, this absolutely is a consequence of car-centric city planning and our grand quest to turn the world into a parking lot