#urban-trees

[ follow ]
#renewable-energy #glacial-meltwater #atlantic-meridional-overturning-circulation #wildfires
Environment
Renewables outpaced coal in the global electricity mix for H1 2025, while glacial melt, intensified wildfires, and threats to urban trees reflect climate impacts.
fromThe Local Germany
6 months ago

New Berlin law promises a million trees by 2040

Berlin plans to plant hundreds of thousands of additional trees in the next 15 years to be better prepared for climate change. This comes as the result of the capital's new Climate Adaptation Act ( Klimaanpassungsgesetz), which was approved with a broad majority this week by the Berlin House of Representatives. According to a report by Taz, in doing so Berlin has become the first German state with a climate adaptation law.
Berlin
New York City
fromTime Out New York
8 months ago

The annual Central Park fall foliage map is officially here, tracking the color-changing schedules of 18,000 trees

An interactive Fall Foliage Tracker maps peak color timing for over 18,000 Central Park trees, updated daily by Conservancy arborists.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Weatherwatch: Why plane trees are cooler than you think

Plane trees have been found to help cool urban areas during heatwaves through water evaporation, challenging previous beliefs about their behavior in high temperatures.
[ Load more ]