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To Reduce Mortality From High Heat in Cities, a New Study Recommends Trees

Inside Climate News · By Danish Bajwa · last updated
The paper’s senior author says it stands at the “nexus of the climate crisis, urban forestry, health and urban planning.”

By Danish Bajwa

Nearly 40 percent of the thousands of deaths that can be attributed to high heat levels in cities could have been avoided through increased tree coverage, a recent study from Barcelona’s Institute of Global Health found.