02-02-2023, 09:35 AM
UPDATED FEB 1, 2023, 7:23 PM SGT
PARIS - Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said on Wednesday.
Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 per cent would shave off 0.4 deg C locally, on average, during hot summer months, they reported in The Lancet medical journal.
Of the 6,700 premature deaths attributed to higher temperatures in 93 European cities during 2015, one-third could have been prevented, according to the findings.
Currently, just under 15 per cent of urban environments in Europe, on average, are covered by some kind of foliage.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/trees...hird-study
PARIS - Planting more trees in urban areas to lower summertime temperatures could decrease deaths directly linked to hot weather and heatwaves by a third, researchers said on Wednesday.
Modelling found that increasing tree cover to 30 per cent would shave off 0.4 deg C locally, on average, during hot summer months, they reported in The Lancet medical journal.
Of the 6,700 premature deaths attributed to higher temperatures in 93 European cities during 2015, one-third could have been prevented, according to the findings.
Currently, just under 15 per cent of urban environments in Europe, on average, are covered by some kind of foliage.
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/trees...hird-study