Trees could cut urban heatwave mortality by a third: study

[Article] Les arbres pourraient réduire la mortalité en cas de vague de chaleur.


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Trees could cut urban heatwave mortality by a third: study.Paris (AFP) - Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said Wednesday.Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 percent...
This article was published Wednesday, 1 February, 2023 by AFP
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Currently, just under 15 percent of urban environments in Europe, on average, are covered by some kind of foliage. A woman cools off in a fountain in central Rome © AFP/File Alberto PIZZOLI


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