Tag: urban cooling

• Mapping New York City’s street trees: urban heat

  

  Cornell’s innovative model reveals new strategies for urban cooling As cities grapple with record-breaking temperatures, Cornell researchers have developed an ingenious solution: a “leaf-level” visualization of New York City’s trees. This 3D model not only charts the location, size, and type of every tree but also offers a nuanced understanding of how local conditions influence…

  August 22, 2023