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While developing green spaces can help to reduce 'heat island' effects in cities, a new study by the University of Cambridge suggests that planting the wrong sort of trees in the wrong locations can actually heat up cities at night.
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Planting trees in the wrong place can make cities hotter at night, study finds

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While developing green spaces can help to reduce ‘heat island’ effects in cities, a new study by the University of…

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