Publications by authors named "Johanna A Martinez-Villa"
Urban heat islands (UHIs) are a common phenomenon in metropolitan areas worldwide where the air temperature is significantly higher in urban areas than in surrounding suburban, rural or natural areas. Mitigation strategies to counteract UHI effects include increasing tree cover and green spaces to reduce heat. The successful application of these approaches necessitates a deep understanding of the thermal tolerances in urban trees and their susceptibility to elevated urban temperatures.
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- Scientists studied how forests in the Andes Mountains in South America help the Earth by storing carbon, which is important for fighting climate change.
- They found that these forests are very good at catching carbon from the air and have the potential to store even more in the future.
- Protecting these forests from being cut down can help them store more carbon, support plants moving to higher places as temperatures rise, and recover from losses caused by climate change.