A study examines the effects of canopy and impervious surface cover on air temperatures in urban environments. The urban heat island effect causes increased temperatures in urban environments compared ...

With more than half of the world’s population living in urban areas and urban areas continuing to expand, the role of urban vegetation in carbon sequestration becomes more important. A common ...

Through their research, scientists developed thresholds of impervious surface around planting sites. In other words, they defined points at which the amount of pavement around a tree reduces its ...

In this study, we investigated the relationship between watershed characteristics and hydrology using high spatial resolution impervious surface area (ISA), hydrologic simulations and spatial ...

DALLAS — Be sure to download the WFAA app to track the latest forecast and get alerts from our team. Yes, it is summer. Yes, it is hot. Normal highs this time of the year are well into the 90s and ...

PUYALLUP, Wash. — A recent heat study by the Pierce County Office of Resilience and Climate Action found parts of Puyallup and Sumner are experiencing higher temperatures compared to other areas in ...

Today is Earth Day. We celebrate this amazing planet and renew calls for actions to protect our environment through personal, local, political, and global change. New Jersey offers sandy beaches, ...

Think your daily coffee, boutique gym membership and airport lounge access cost a lot? There may be an additional, hidden cost to those luxuries of urban living, says a new study: more flooding. For ...

Like many cities, Baltimore is struggling with rising temperatures, increased flooding and health and economic risks from climate change. And also like in many cities, Baltimore’s already undervalued ...