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**freddystone** · 12-09-2011, 06:33 AM

Against the heat I mean. Living in Texas, heat is a part of Summer. It is not global warming that has tempted us with breaking consecutive 100 degree day streak, but the additional 30 years of asphalting what used to be prairies, forests and plains 20 miles further away from Dallas.

My question is, would not mowing the medians/sides of freeways and allowing that grass to grow out to the 4 feet it naturally would instead of the 1 inch it is shaved to make any difference? Basically, all there is to counter the concrete's ability to hold heat is short grass and sparse trees. At night, it should get down to 75-78, but the heat in the concrete keeps temps well into the 90's past midnight with a low reaching 83-86. It isn't really all that hard to get to 100 when all you need is 14 degrees. It has been hot this summer, but no hotter than usual, and lower highs (108-110) than the 115 typically seen a few days each summer.

What I am saying is that the heat in Dallas is man made, just not global warming. Any way to counter all the heat trapped in the concrete?

12-09-2011, 06:33 AM	#1
freddystone Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 652 Senior Member	Any way to counteract a lot of concrete? Against the heat I mean. Living in Texas, heat is a part of Summer. It is not global warming that has tempted us with breaking consecutive 100 degree day streak, but the additional 30 years of asphalting what used to be prairies, forests and plains 20 miles further away from Dallas. My question is, would not mowing the medians/sides of freeways and allowing that grass to grow out to the 4 feet it naturally would instead of the 1 inch it is shaved to make any difference? Basically, all there is to counter the concrete's ability to hold heat is short grass and sparse trees. At night, it should get down to 75-78, but the heat in the concrete keeps temps well into the 90's past midnight with a low reaching 83-86. It isn't really all that hard to get to 100 when all you need is 14 degrees. It has been hot this summer, but no hotter than usual, and lower highs (108-110) than the 115 typically seen a few days each summer. What I am saying is that the heat in Dallas is man made, just not global warming. Any way to counter all the heat trapped in the concrete?
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