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The Inequitable Distribution of Urban Trees

A significant disparity in tree cover across urban neighborhoods leads to differences in temperatures and health outcomes.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and topographic data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). Story by Sara E. Pratt.

Published September 19, 2022
Data acquired June 21 - September 22, 2019

Sources:
Landsat 8 > OLI
Landsat 8 > TIRS
Collection:
Science in Action