How trees in urban areas are key to cooling down a warmer world

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May 6, 2026, 1:40 pm129 ptsTrending
Planting new forests may be a low-cost way to combat warming temperatures in urban areas, suggests a new study. In a large-scale field experiment, researchers planted 640 tree saplings across 20 parks in Dayton, Ohio, and implemented varying irrigation methods. After monitoring sapling survival, growth and…

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