Cities are warming 29% faster than rural areas. Could urban greening fix this?

Oct 31, 2022

Sun silhouetting behind buildings in a city - urban greening.

Extreme heatwaves have affected millions of people around the world this year - urban greening could help. Image: Unsplash/wong zihoo

Stefan Ellerbeck

Senior Writer, Forum Agenda

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A graph showing year to date global temperatures from 2013-2022 urban greening

This year is on track to become the sixth-hottest on record. Image: NOAA

Temperatures rising fastest larger cities Asia urban greening offset surface warming

Temperatures are rising fastest in larger cities, especially in Asia. But urban greening can offset an average of 0.13°C of surface warming per decade (as per research). Image: Nature.

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