How many trees does it take to cool a city? Researchers develop tool to set urban tree canopy goals
When the urban tree canopy expands by 1%, for example, nearby temperatures may decrease by 0.04 to 0.57 degrees Celsius.
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Canopy ‘shocked’ at Cal Ave tree removal
Palo Alto’s tree stewards, Canopy, the nonprofit that has worked to maintain and expand the city’s urban forest by planting thousands of trees, said they were stunned by the cutting down of 50 ...
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‘Throwing shade’: Tree canopy critical as state grapples with climate change
The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo If a child’s health and well-being can be improved with just a couple of trees, imagine what a whole school campus and a neighborhood with extra canopy ...