Keeping cool: The need to adapt to a new climate reality on Canada’s West Coast | Globalnews.ca:

Like
many people on Canada’s “wet” coast, Vancouverite Don Morrison has been
noticing how fast the weather is changing across British Columbia.
Summers that used to be relatively mild here are now punctuated by
intense bouts of heat and humidity.

But
Morrison is in a unique place to do something about that heat — through
trees. He’s an urban forestry manager with the City of Vancouver, a job
that involves planting as many trees across the city as possible. And
not just any trees. Increasingly, it’s about species that will offer
big, wide canopies, and are resistant to climate change.

Keeping cool: The need to adapt to a new climate reality on Canada’s West Coast | Globalnews.ca: Like
many people on Canada’s “wet” coast, Vancouverite Don Morrison has been
noticing how fast the weather is changing across British Columbia.
Summers that used to be relatively mild here are now punctuated by
intense bouts of heat and humidity.But
Morrison is in a unique place to do something about that heat — through
trees. He’s an urban forestry manager with the City of Vancouver, a job
that involves planting as many trees across the city as possible. And
not just any trees. Increasingly, it’s about species that will offer
big, wide canopies, and are resistant to climate change.Read More