Can’t they add some sort of vegetation or something and make sure it’s watered as regularly as possible? Maybe something specific to the area (besides cactuses) that can keep more shade.
Cacti aren’t indigenous to Arabia, but palm trees are. There are greening projects, and Riyadh has a relatively cool dry weather, which makes it more livable than the humid coastal cities.
![[image] Riyadh (population 7.6 million) is finally getting a metro. Initially scheduled for 2018, after successive delays it will open early this year](https://lemmy.ml/pictrs/image/44fc2b12-0018-46c2-8cd7-ec79d11d2c85.jpeg){kind=link}
Can’t they add some sort of vegetation or something and make sure it’s watered as regularly as possible? Maybe something specific to the area (besides cactuses) that can keep more shade.
Cacti aren’t indigenous to Arabia, but palm trees are. There are greening projects, and Riyadh has a relatively cool dry weather, which makes it more livable than the humid coastal cities.