Young trees line the median of U.S. Route 40 in West Baltimore. Blue Water Baltimore completed a green infrastructure project along the stretch of roadway in 2018, planting 477 trees over two years. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Thanks for the article! Readers might be interested further in local heat island research maps that show areas that trap heat can run 10 to 20 degrees hotter than in other areas of the same city at the same time without trees and water bodies:
Baltimore snapshot in August 2018 & DC snapshot in October 2018: see
https://www.noaa.gov/news/hot-days-in-city-it-s-all-about-location
Richmond VA snapshot in July 2017: see
https://toolkit.climate.gov/case-studies/where-do-we-need-shade-mapping-urban-heat-islands-richmond-virginia
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Thanks for the article! Readers might be interested further in local heat island research maps that show areas that trap heat can run 10 to 20 degrees hotter than in other areas of the same city at the same time without trees and water bodies:
Baltimore snapshot in August 2018 & DC snapshot in October 2018: see
https://www.noaa.gov/news/hot-days-in-city-it-s-all-about-location
Richmond VA snapshot in July 2017: see
https://toolkit.climate.gov/case-studies/where-do-we-need-shade-mapping-urban-heat-islands-richmond-virginia
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