極端高溫成為新常態，種樹真的能為城市降溫？｜抗高溫，種樹有解嗎？｜公視 #獨立特派員 第959集 20260701

Elders often say, "Winter clothes shouldn't be put away before the Dragon Boat Festival," but with extreme heatwaves becoming increasingly frequent, Tainan's Yujing district recorded a high of 40.2˚C this May, and Taipei even recorded its hottest May in 130 years of weather monitoring. This year, the Ministry of Environment began promoting the planting of urban forests to combat the heat. According to long-term research by Professor Lin Tzu-ping of the Department of Architecture at National Cheng Kung University, the perceived temperature under trees is 2 to 8˚C lower than in sun-exposed areas, proving that trees can cool the heat island effect. However, planting trees illogically can actually hinder air circulation and have the opposite effect. Finding gaps in the shade in high-temperature areas is key to determining where trees should be planted. Let's learn more through the lens of an independent correspondent. ▌Wednesday at 10 PM — Independent Correspondent brings you in-depth analysis of news topics ▌ ⒻⓄⓁⓁⓄⓌ Follow us to learn more ➥ https://linktr.ee/ptsinnews #ExtremeClimate #HighTemperature #ClimateChange #HeatIslandEffect #UrbanCooling #GreeneryDoublingPlan #GreenGap #UrbanForest