Cooling green roofs seemed like an impossible dream for Brazil's favelas. Not true! Temps soar in Brazil's summer (from December to March). Low-income favelas would benefit from green roofs but there are two problems: Cost. And a typical design that's too heavy for a favela home.

Some uplifting good news (sort of 🫠): www.npr.org/sections/goa...

#gogreen #climatechange #yayforplants #plants

Raspberries from the backyard, second harvest, and windowbox. #lovesummer #yayforplants