09-20-2022, 08:12 PM
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/cities-getting...51721.html
As the planet heats up, trees could provide cities with a lot of benefits by sequestering carbon out of the atmosphere and providing needed shade during the hot summer months.
But a new study finds that cities around the world are already inhospitable to many tree species and could get even harsher as the climate crisis grows.
The study adds new weight to the challenges city planners and local officials face when it comes to keeping cities welcoming and pleasant — for both plants and people.
“We emphasize the importance of taking immediate actions in terms of the climate emergency to secure the survival and persistence of urban forests,” the study authors write.
The researchers looked at more than 3,000 species of trees in 164 different cities, from the US to South Africa to China.
This doesn't sound good on the surface, but in fact, it's even worse than it sounds. Get rid of the trees, and they're just likely to be replaced with asphalt - which absorbs more heat, and will make the cities even hotter .
I guess the obvious solution is "Replace them with trees that grow in hotter climates" - but still, that'd probably take a while!
As the planet heats up, trees could provide cities with a lot of benefits by sequestering carbon out of the atmosphere and providing needed shade during the hot summer months.
But a new study finds that cities around the world are already inhospitable to many tree species and could get even harsher as the climate crisis grows.
The study adds new weight to the challenges city planners and local officials face when it comes to keeping cities welcoming and pleasant — for both plants and people.
“We emphasize the importance of taking immediate actions in terms of the climate emergency to secure the survival and persistence of urban forests,” the study authors write.
The researchers looked at more than 3,000 species of trees in 164 different cities, from the US to South Africa to China.
This doesn't sound good on the surface, but in fact, it's even worse than it sounds. Get rid of the trees, and they're just likely to be replaced with asphalt - which absorbs more heat, and will make the cities even hotter .
I guess the obvious solution is "Replace them with trees that grow in hotter climates" - but still, that'd probably take a while!
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