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Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most

Trees are countering nearly half the urban heating from pavement and buildings in the world's cities, but they're not doing enough cooling in hotter, poorer cities where it's needed the most as the world warms, a new study found.

Study says trees counter half the world's urban heating, but not in the places that need it most
Image: Phys.org
Trees are countering nearly half the urban heating from pavement and buildings in the world's cities, but they're not doing enough cooling in hotter, poorer cities where it's needed the most as the world warms, a new study found.

Originally published at Phys.org

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