Natural History Wanderings

The Revelator reported

If you’ve ever walked down a city street on a sweltering summer day, you know what a welcome relief it is when you reach a tree’s canopy. Both physically and mentally, that shade is a natural resource.

Like so many other resources, though, shade often goes to the privileged. The richer the community, many studies show, the more likely they are to have trees that provide a cooling respite.

Read more at As Heat Deaths Rise, Planting Trees Is Part of the Solution • The Revelator