Daytime Cooling in Urban Green Spaces Offset by Increased Humidity

[{"selector":"#anim-30133b9d-9096-45e4-bec4-4baf59726d77 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(38.54586685607459%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-673c6b21-d8c5-4f29-9d7a-a4ef9dfced53","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-adde1dbc-8017-4558-b325-3c6364354eca","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 66.16017%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b007cd44-49e9-4805-a0bb-b5f669a344ca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81e27428-abda-4098-a250-20df7d098c1a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-06f0041b-8539-4858-92d7-12643056deba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61e29376-34df-4d57-a49f-6c08c73e534f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 308.73058%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cloud Banner Smart sensors mounted on bicycles across 15 global cities revealed surprising truths about how urban green spaces actually affect your comfort level - and it's not what scientists expected. Photo Source- Magda Wojtyra (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-eb54df94-290e-4cd7-b4f2-7976cd62cb73","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8cc5ebe2-64d0-4919-9fb6-362b9d4794c9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-512d9876-4fac-4eab-a538-b2e1b28fbb72","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-90aa393d-7abd-433a-b028-a7fee2153877","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-71e584c4-fc6c-4bae-8cb3-06b1ef01baab","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 196.46476%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99c56f54-b803-4bc7-a82c-cdad236e1e12","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(99.75787%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b64b666c-a72d-479d-8d10-540587ecc1bc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-87a70f20-89e9-4c71-a396-d4f1a8fce0c8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] While city parks cool you down during peak sunshine through shade and evapotranspiration, the hidden humidity spike from these same processes might cancel out the relief you feel. Photo Source- Uwe Schwarzbach (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Photo Source- Uwe Schwarzbach (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-2cd6126e-3a15-4e82-91e4-fbc86990c0d9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(50.978013241292416%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-078e030f-e787-4928-8c2a-62d989ee1041","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a0e1e191-7d6c-4529-8123-20fa973189d4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 66.16017%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61413db4-f890-46e8-a6f8-7aa21a76b676","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-760e7904-c0a6-4874-8959-823b38456bb2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-76008fe6-aa32-4c02-9391-0ebab3e56088","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d1cd3089-0f25-470a-aab7-4ea33200799d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 308.73058%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cloud Banner What happens when temperature drops but humidity rises in urban parks? Yale researchers discovered an unexpected thermodynamic puzzle that affects millions of city dwellers. Photo Source- Pxhere

[{"selector":"#anim-934f0222-1d36-48e2-b075-d0bd606fc4f7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5cd8e8e7-12de-4d84-b256-dac5b8b79a9f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a84c36ed-98ef-4c36-a68b-62ed6504c2aa","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2bd773b6-dcd3-4f1d-9914-dd92830d17b7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(99.75787%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2364480c-a086-4d45-8871-6fa7f27bdbbb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0e4b1205-fc4d-4c47-b607-4b21c446405e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-685071b0-851b-4042-8aa8-f6f32b8ec51f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1de35916-967f-4cf4-94d6-9f55f9a2e817","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 196.46476%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The nighttime behavior of green spaces completely flips the script - parks become cooler AND less humid than concrete jungles after sunset, especially in cities with moderate to wet climates. Photo Source- Trey Ratcliff (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Photo Source- Trey Ratcliff (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-54a406c4-e3af-423c-8d91-a3aa335d70c5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.130981330816027%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fa96165d-1d9a-4dea-8ee4-5619d39948bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-78ee2b79-b068-403d-9ac5-e9a6cb5448f6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 66.16017%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8dccb10d-4613-4754-aa58-e3c397b422ca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c22dde75-a892-4192-9864-c8fcb12856b1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dc3e474e-c199-4aee-9c82-bede3f0568e6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a97e1602-4fce-49ea-a657-847f2436ec94","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 308.73058%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cloud Banner Research shows your body stops cooling effectively when wet-bulb temperatures exceed 35°C, regardless of how much you sweat - and urban parks play a complex role in this equation. Photo Source- UrbanGrammar (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-4ac96f48-2359-4970-9f2b-0736ee469880","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.18988%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d2cf9ae3-928b-462b-b159-9fb508555bfa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ff00fd2c-93dd-403f-a2b2-0067d198f1d8","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c4a0472-b748-49ce-a3fa-5c4ef950cedf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(99.75787%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6dbac2f6-ff1b-4429-85e7-57a0f9aa86a9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d679a08c-8842-4b36-8136-b7a2e05c1a92","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b8924b03-1369-4258-a0c2-b09effcd0e43","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5347240a-1ae9-4665-9de8-6f5c1d241748","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 196.46476%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Yale Professor Xuhui Lee's team measured precise temperature-humidity dynamics across 114 urban green spaces, revealing why that "refreshing park breeze" might feel different than you'd expect. Photo Source- Fgrammen (CC BY-SA 3.0) Photo Source- Fgrammen (CC BY-SA 3.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-69ebe854-d1f5-4d7f-863e-9a6004571865 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eeaea844-acc8-4801-8bf6-9472b619ddde","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c4d5952c-e641-44af-956f-3e9ef681c020","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 66.16017%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-320c8869-a0cb-4869-9ec8-2102d3f3c888","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ea13c847-66a3-4a0a-9827-cba8938c9d19","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dba275f0-1798-4bd7-a683-c9988189c990","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1a7f14b8-57d9-4f2d-ab1e-5c7143a5997f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 308.73058%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cloud Banner How did bicycle-mounted smart sensors crack the code of urban heat stress? The answer spans 15 cities and challenges conventional wisdom about urban cooling. Photo Source- Pauli-Pirat (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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[{"selector":"#anim-4c1f21e1-d078-476c-b4fd-ee67728e0e24 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(51.07193424374292%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1de312f8-8309-40e4-b569-22b5f3e1bd8e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-542419de-5df8-420c-bf11-05c40c4ccbaf","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 66.16017%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f25f9c0a-d3cd-4a52-85c8-b558f5016de0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f5a721cf-b7e4-40c2-9b94-8a7cee97d13b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":500,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ccb8f95-0eb9-4a30-afb8-7a716fdc466f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cdf4e35a-7446-419a-9b70-7fa1aeea8d0a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 308.73058%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cloud Banner Scientists captured thousands of temperature and humidity readings that expose the double-edged nature of urban green spaces - daytime shade comes with hidden costs, while nighttime benefits could reshape city planning. Photo Source- Beyond My Ken (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Daytime Cooling in Urban Green Spaces Offset by Increased Humidity

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