[US] Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health
[US] Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health
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.
In 2021, the QT gas stations around my city literally cut down every tree on the property so the transients wouldn't have shade.
I don't know why I felt the need to mention this.
29Because this is the vibe in the US. Only non-solutions are allowed. Don't get down or you will be kicked. No get up, only kick.
12Because it shows how not solving one problem (high cost housing and the resulting homelessness) results in more problems (trees getting cut down to make it someone else's problem)
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More! I want to live in a treehouse jungle!
21I have dreams living in a jungle with electric trains and plant based foods.
18Let's do it. I'm gonna order Sequoia seeds right now and throw them everywhere I go!
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Please plant seed-bearing trees my allergies are already trying to kill me. The policy of planting only pollen-producing trees has made pollen so bad that it is now a part of the weather forecast!
13This is great news.
Do trees reduce heat? I guess they provide shade.
Let's do reforestation on Iceland too.
8They reduce the urban heat island effect a ton by casting shade
14Its 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.
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Absolutely, there can be a 20 degree C (35 degree F) difference in the same area on streets with trees vs streets without trees.
14Iceland you say? More good news for you!
9Oh nice
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And $800 million of that went to "consultants".
7AMONGUS
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2I don't know about carbon sinks, but compound-leaved trees tend to grow faster and produce dense wood.
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