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Cornell Prof. Mitigates Extreme Urban Heat Island Effect With Trees
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Prof. Daniel Katz, integrative plant science, has conducted extensive research on how to mitigate extreme heat in urban environments with trees.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/cities/)
Prof. Daniel Katz, integrative plant science, has conducted extensive research on how to mitigate extreme heat in urban environments with trees.
I remember the first time I saw it: I was a few steps outside my townhouse, clamoring for something spontaneous to do when, as a godsend in response to my boredom, a girl I vaguely recognized invited me to join her and her friends in a trek to the forbidden lands of a new construction site on Cornell’s campus. Under the protective veil of a late Thursday night, we slipped into the bottom floor of what would soon be my home away from home: Klarman Hall. Back then, it was just stone and sawdust. Now, Klarman is the place where I do most of my work. Whether I’m lucky enough to earn my own chair or condemned to a spot on the floor, I usually find my way to somewhere in the building after my classes during the week.