Climate change demands more trees in the city

 In Salt Lake City they are finding the summers hotter than ever.  But where the city's trees grow can make a big difference. Amy May is executive director of TreeUtah. She says some neighborhoods have more trees and don't feel the heat so much. "Trees improve air and water quality, lead to better mental health, lower energy consumption and reduce heat."

Tree cover on the east side of Salt Lake City is much denser than on the city's west side. 
Liberty Park is one of many shaded urban oases to the east of the I-15 dividing line.

May urges increasing the urban forest canopy in neglected parts of town to give disadvantaged residents the same buffer against summer heat as more affluent neighborhoods.


READ THE WHOLE STORY HERE: https://www.kuer.org/health-science-environment/2022-06-14/building-an-urban-forest-should-ease-the-inequities-of-salt-lake-citys-heat-island-effect


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