“This afternoon we took Dad exercising and visited a bee hotel at Edgar’s Creek, watched Masked Lapwings, Ibis, silver terns in a wetland, then visited the Lake Edwardes Dog Park where we socialised with a few other small dogs, and visited Ngarri-djarrang (Central Creek Grassland) where we saw Eastern Grey Kangaroos in Reservoir.”
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"Increasing the level of tree cover from the European average of 14.9% to 30% can lower the temperature in cities by 0.4C, which could reduce heat-related deaths by 39.5%"

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/01/planting-trees-cities-cut-deaths-summer-heat-study

Planting more trees in cities could cut deaths from summer heat, says study

European research finds that increasing urban tree coverage to 30% can lower temperatures by 0.4C

The Guardian