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Artist, writer. https://cara.app/winsome Creative: No AI. No fascism, sexism, misogyny, or racism here; no chat without invite. LGBTQIA+ safe. I live in Boorloo on the Boodja of the Whadjuk Nyoongar people on the banks of the Derbal Yerrigan: Never ceded.

Trees for Cities: "Heat maps from Friends of the Earth show that across five major English cities, areas with more trees and green spaces are up to 5°C cooler. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations states that strategically planted urban trees can cool the air by up to 8°C."

How Urban Trees Cool Cities and Reduce Urban Heat | Trees for Cities

Discover how urban trees reduce heat, cool cities and tackle the urban heat island effect while creating healthier communities.

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Doctor here-Story time: I received a call today from a sick friend in another state, & I recognized it as a neurological emergency sent him to ER. Likely diagnosis: Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis, which can cause blindness. 1 of the authors of original 1990 diagnostic criteria: Anthony Fauci MD🙌🏻🫡

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For those we have lost at the hands of ice: We will always remember you. We will carry you in our hearts and keep screaming your names. May you all be resting in peace. May you all one day get justice!

To carry 50,000 people per hour in each direction, a city needs a 175m wide road for cars. Even if those cars are electric. And then there’s all the parking. OR a city can move A LOT MORE people in a lot less space, with A LOT LESS public money, emissions, pollution, noise etc. Choices. Simple.

Graphic showing a 9 m wide track for metros can move as many people as a 175 m wide, 7 lane road for cars.