“Increasing the amount of canopy that we have ... Knowing where areas of high heat are located or where more tree shade is needed can help a county government plan for mitigation strategies ...
As climate changes sends summer temperatures higher worldwide, new research finds most urban residents don't have a key source of cooling shade: trees ... "30% canopy cover seems like a high ...
Meiner had originally proposed allowing a one-to-one ratio of palms to canopy trees. “The city is adding many, many shade trees. It’s great, love it,” Meiner said at a Dec. 11 meeting.
Cleveland announced plans to take stock of its tree canopy in order to better manage the trees it has and plan for the future ...
We need to think much more holistically” about responding to extreme heat, said Adam Freed, a Bloomberg Associates principal ...
At a recent town hall on the issue, the commissioner said he had repeatedly heard from residents facing high fees ... the canopy of the new trees would only offer 57% of the shade as the original ...