Forests worldwide are increasingly used to store carbon as a way to slow climate change, but a Dartmouth-led study finds that some wooded areas may be more valuable without trees, allowing the ...

There is a concerted effort across cities in the southwest to plant more trees. For example, Phoenix has launched a "Trees ...

In general, urban trees have a greater cooling effect in hot, dry cities, and a weaker effect in hot, humid ones. In arid climates, trees can cool cities by more than 9 °C during the day, and ...

Chelsea, Massachusetts, is plagued by what is known as the Urban Heat Island effect, in which pavement and vehicles soak up and radiate heat.

Trees are largely heralded as a natural climate solution, but in some places, planting trees darkens the Earth’s surface and, in turn, brings unintended warming. Using data from satellites and ...

Instead, it was the amount of trees and other vegetation in those areas. 5 Urban tree canopies and green spaces are our most potent weapons against the collision of the UHIE and climate change.

A cool idea for low-income urban areas hard hit by warming climate: More trees. ... and it’s planning to plant 1,800 trees along nine miles of “cool corridors” each year.

Trees can be humanity’s shield against grueling heat and the effects of climate change. Thriving forests in both urban and rural settings help establish a living barrier, designed to keep us safe.

Boston University researchers found that planting about 2,500 trees and installing 3,000 “cool roofs” could bring relief to ...

Cool tree, a lot of cities have some of those ginkgos, they're not native to anywhere in the United States. - [Rossie] Take this lace bark elm, which is a non-native tree in North Carolina.

Trees are among our most powerful climate tools. A mature tree can cool surrounding air by up to 9 degrees, reduce building energy costs by 30% and filter thousands of pounds of pollutants annually.