Roads can get very hot. Phoenix routinely records 180-degree pavement during its hottest days, and Nashville has seen 160-degree surfaces.
These Nashville neighborhoods are getting free trees this spring. Yours can be next.
Trees are essential infrastructure. In recent years, the science has become clearer on how trees reduce air pollution, flooding and heat. And just being near them improves mental and physical health.
Tennessee teens are collecting data on urban heat for new MTSU study
A group of Nashville teenagers wore temperature sensors for one week as part of a new research effort from MTSU. The data show whether driving to a summer job, playing soccer or shopping with friends, they were exposed to dangerous heat basically every time they stepped outside their homes last week.
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