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Mitigating urban heat islands with trees is more effective in dry climates

20 Sep 2019
Singapore
High humidity: planting more trees may not be an effective strategy for mitigating Singapore’s urban heat island. (Courtesy: Chensiyuan/CC BY-SA 4.0)
An extensive analysis of the factors affecting temperatures in urban heat islands (UHIs) in thousand

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