New research from the University of Oxford has ranked 205 of the world's largest cities by their risk from extreme heat, identifying where people are most in danger as global temperatures rise. Published in Sustainable Cities and Society, the study weighed each city on three fronts: how hot it gets, how vulnerable its population is, and how well it can cope.
My front yard is all sun.
My backyard is a a shaded oasis. I have a few trees, lots of vining plants, and tall shrubs and other native species.
The differrnce between the two on a hot day can be 30°F
And the humidity level drops…precipitously.
I kind of doubt that yards and gardens are common among the average residences of theses cities. I don’t think they’re willing and/or able to implement solutions similar to how I imagine your situation. It sounds very nice, though, and I hope I’m wrong.
My point, i guess i was trying to get at, is that the difference between concrete jungles and natural greenspaces is obvious even in this microcosm of my own.
I am surrounded by asphalt and concrete and highways.
I rent. And convinced the landlord to let me make the green space more natural.
I know I’m an outlier and fortunate. So i do whatever i can for my fellow creatures and plantlife.