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 Wednesday.
Of the 6,700 premature deaths attributed to higher temperatures in 93 European cities during 2015, one-third could have been prevented, according to theCurrently, just under 15 percent of urban environments in Europe, on average, are covered by some kind of foliage.
"Our goal is to inform local policy and decision-makers about the benefits of strategically integrating green infrastructure into urban planning in order to promote more sustainable, resilient, and healthy urban environments." Today, cold conditions still cause more deaths in Europe than hot weather. But climate models project that heat-related illness and death will present a bigger burden to health services within a decade.
On average, the temperature in cities was 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer during summer 2015 than in the surrounding countryside. The city with the highest difference – 4.1 degrees Celsius – was Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Doubling trees in European cities could prevent thousands of deathsA modelling study of 93 European cities suggests that more than 2600 human heat-related deaths over just three months could have been prevented if these places increased their average tree coverage from 15 per cent to 30 per cent
Baca lebih lajut »
Letter: Removing trees sounds like a developer’s dream come trueLetter: 'Once the trees are removed, what do we do with those open spaces? Aha, I know: We now have more room for new homes, luxury apartments and condos. Surely we can come up with better ideas than this.'
Baca lebih lajut »
Last Week's Winter Storm Not Done Killing Massive Trees in San Diego's Balboa ParkThe storm toppled at least 36 80- to 100-foot eucalyptus trees last Thursday in Balboa Park, and this week, another is tagged for removal.
Baca lebih lajut »
Ice storm causes power outages, snaps trees in North Bexar CountyUpdated: The National Weather Service said drizzle and freezing drizzle would continue through Wednesday evening, but temperatures were expected to rise above freezing later Thursday morning.
Baca lebih lajut »
Central Texas weather: Downed trees, power lines leaves thousands without powerLow temperatures with precipitation have left ice on everything including trees, causing them to snap.
Baca lebih lajut »