- Heat is a silent killer, taking more lives each year than any other form of extreme weather.
- Trees reduce neighbourhood temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Many people without air conditioning in the United States live in areas with low levels of tree cover, and are therefore denied the cooling benefits of trees.
- A new tool provides maps and data to show exactly where we are failing to deliver trees as heat protection for urban neighbourhoods.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/12/tree-equity-cities-forests-income-race-inequality/