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Here’s how to make your backyard safer and cooler next summer

By Pui Kwan Cheung, Research Fellow in Urban Microclimates, The University of Melbourne
Stephen Livesley, Professor in Urban Horticulture, The University of Melbourne

On a hot summer’s day in Melbourne, the artificial turf hit a top temperature of 72°C. This is sufficient to cause irreversible skin burns in just ten seconds.

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