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So, how hot is it at your place?
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Kind of same situation everywhere. Some people use almost the entire space they have to build concrete structures and no space for trees or exposed soil, everything completely under concrete. I can feel a drop or difference in temperature when I move from the front to the back of our boundary because there is much less concrete.
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