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European cities short on shade as heat waves hit, urban mapping reveals

More than four in five homes and workplaces across 25 European cities have less nearby tree canopy than what is needed for meaningful cooling, according to an open-data analysis by an urban greening expert.

European cities short on shade as heat waves hit, urban mapping reveals
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More than four in five homes and workplaces across 25 European cities have less nearby tree canopy than what is needed for meaningful cooling, according to an open-data analysis by an urban greening expert.

Originally published at Phys.org

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