Officials Launch Ambitious 5-Year Plan to Fight Dangerous Impacts of Soaring Temperatures: 'A Great Strategy'

Officials launch ambitious 5-year plan to fight dangerous impacts of soaring temperatures: 'A great strategy'

College Station, Texas, is taking cooldown efforts seriously with a five-year plan that includes targeted tree plantings. As 15ABC explained, trees can cool down urban environments through the shade they provide as well as a process called evapotranspiration, whereby water vapor exits through a tree's leaves and cools the air. Mac Martin, a program leader at Texas A&M Forest Service, told 15ABC that as urban environments grow, green space tends …

East Devon council's 'ambitious' plan to tackle nature emergency

The council is determined to increase tree canopy cover, which is currently at 21.7 per cent—above the national average.