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The US still has vast swaths of untouched land. WFH is feasible for many jobs. And COVID-19 has shown how dangerous it is to keep people crowded together. If an
by ralmidani 6y ago
The US still has vast swaths of untouched land. WFH is feasible for many jobs. And COVID-19 has shown how dangerous it is to keep people crowded together. If anything, it’s time to spread out even more.
- shawabawa3 6y agoThe real problem with the world right now isn't Covid but the looming threat of climate change Densely populated cities may not be good for disease prevention but they are much more efficient in terms of carbon cost per capita
- ralmidani 6y agoNot a scientist so posing these as genuine questions: do crowded cities become "hot spots" in terms of heat output (everyone has the A/C on, which leads to heat building up, which leads to people blasting their A/C even higher, etc.)? And does spreading people out give heat more room to dissipate?
- cesarb 6y agoThe term you are looking for is "urban heat island": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_heat_island https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_heat_island