As efforts to restore tree cover accelerate to help avoid runaway climate change, a new study highlights how restoring tree cover can, in some locations, heat up the Earth rather than cool it by ...

More trees mean healthier neighborhoods, and a new map is helping the city of Chicago identify neighborhoods that could benefit from increased investment in street trees. Health geographer and data ...

Cities around the globe are increasingly experiencing dangerous heat as urban concrete and asphalt amplify rising temperatures. Tree-planting programs are a popular, nature-based way to cool cities, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new tool developed by ecologists will help urban planners cool cities more efficiently. Planting trees is a common cooling ...

A new UGA website launching in 2026 will help Augusta homeowners select the best trees to replace storm damage.

A new mapping system will assist Marion County in prioritizing where to plant more trees to help build climate resilience and alleviate flooding, heat illness and air pollution ― especially in ...

Chicago is tackling climate change with trees, utilizing a new tool so planting can be targeted to impact historically underserved neighborhoods. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Community activists and Chicago city ...

Using trees as a cost-effective tool against climate change is more complicated than simply planting large numbers of them, an international collaboration has shown. Using trees as a cost-effective ...

LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A national tree canopy assessment tool is now available for the first time, making it possible for cities to view the status of their local and regional tree canopy and ...

Around the world, there are huge tree-planting initiatives happening. Their aim is to restore forest landscapes, as having more trees provides livelihood benefits, enhances biodiversity by providing a ...