Trees and tall buildings reduce urban heat island effect
The urban heat island effect can lead to dangerous temperatures during the summer. But trees—and higher buildings—can lessen the effect.
The urban heat island effect can lead to dangerous temperatures during the summer. But trees—and higher buildings—can lessen the effect.
When shrubs and trees replace grasses, spot fires spread. That makes wildfires more difficult to monitor, control, and suppress.
Tree diversity can increase storage of carbon and nitrogen in forest soils and ease the effects of climate change, a new study shows.
Increasing summer heat and drought are affecting European forests, turning trees brown prematurely, researchers report.
Some conifer forests in California are stranded in habitats that are too warm for them. New research digs into how to save “zombie forests.”
Exposure to green space is linked to reduced risk of postpartum depression, researchers say. Tree coverage and exercise intensify the effect.
New research introduces a concept called the “ecosystem wilting point,” which explains how whole forests respond to drought.
New research introduces a concept called the “ecosystem wilting point,” which explains how whole forests respond to drought.
The availability of trees used for timber in the continental US could decline by as much as 23% by 2100 under more severe climate scenarios.
The availability of trees used for timber in the continental US could decline by as much as 23% by 2100 under more severe climate scenarios.