According to a new study, climate change is threatening the health and survival of trees grown in urban areas to keep them cool, with more than half of the species already feeling the heat. https://thredmedia.medium.com/cities-are-becoming-too-hot-for-trees-59b14192c571
If you spent your summer in a city, likelihood is you were forced to endure intense, record-breaking heatwaves throughout July.
According to the findings, climate change is threatening the health and survival of the trees we rely on to make cities liveable, with more than half of them worldwide (including oaks, maples, poplars, elms, pines, and chestnuts) said to have already been pushed beyond their comfort zones.
Within the next decade or so, this figure is expected to hit two-thirds, unless of course scientists act now — and fast — by better protecting existing trees and planting a much higher number of drought-resistant varieties.
‘We emphasise the importance of taking immediate actions in terms of the climate emergency to secure the survival and persistence of urban forests,’