We all know trees remove carbon from the atmosphere, but tree canopy also plays an important role in lowering surface temperatures. In this week’s episode of Hot & Bothered, Marymount University Associate Biology Professor Dr. Susan Agolini (pictured here with her daughter at a tree planting event in Arlington) walks us through a heat mapping study conducted in the county, what the study uncovered about the interplay between surface temperatures and socioeconomics, and the role tree canopy plays in keeping the county cooler… plus local efforts underway to protect existing canopy and plant more trees!
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Resources:
- Arlington Tree Canopy study: New Tree Canopy Data from Civic Federation Webinar — Arlington Tree Action Group
- The Lancet: Planting more trees could decrease deaths from higher summer temperatures in cities by a third, modelling suggests
- EcoAction Arlington: Tree Canopy Fund; Tree Canopy Equity Program
- Arlington County, VA: Grants to Plant or Maintain Trees on Private Property
- Arlington Tree Action Group
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