Awesome Innovations Inspired by Plants by Jim Corrigan

Awesome Innovations Inspired by Plants by Jim Corrigan

Author:Jim Corrigan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mitchell Lane


FUN FACT

The jack pine is ready for forest fires. The tree’s waxy cones only open in high heat, such as from a fire. The cones spill their seeds onto the charred ground. Soon, new jack pines start growing.

Leafy Logic

The city of Tokyo had a problem. Summer heat was keeping tourists away. Something had to be done by 2020, when the city would host the Summer Olympics.

Trees became an important part of the solution. In 2017, workers began trimming Tokyo’s trees. The pruning spurred new leaf growth above the streets and sidewalks. Shady pavements stay much cooler.



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