Right Place, Right Tree: app informs urban canopy planting in cities

Heatwaves affect billions of people around the world, and with increasing global temperatures, more people are set to face heatwaves in the coming years. For example, in comparison to average years, 2015 saw 175 million more people exposed to heatwaves.

Heat is a serious threat to public health — 70 thousand people lost their lives in the 2003…