When summer turns up the heat, cities can start to feel like an oven, as buildings and pavement trap the sun’s warmth and vehicles and air conditioners release more heat into the air. There are some ...

July is the ideal month to assess our need for trees. We may not even want to step out into the garden because of blistering heat, which could easily be mitigated by planting trees that cool the air, ...

You've probably seen many unusual places in the world. Some of them have a cool color, form, others have a unique shape. Like ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — There's an effort taking place in Portsmouth to track how extreme heat impacts Portsmouth residents. A study done last summer shows the city is made up of urban heat islands and with ...

In a news release, officials announced that Clark County would distribute 2,300 trees, contributing to the “urban forest” ...

Austin residents face the double-barreled challenge of climate change and rising food prices, but local plant experts say we've been standing in the shade of a possible solution this whole time.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ian Smith, Boston University and Lucy Hutyra, Boston University (THE CONVERSATION) ...