[Ráfaga] #1905: course, forests, trees

[Jorge Sanz]

#1905: course, forests, trees

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 by Raf

* On November 8th the Barcelona Institute for Global Health will start
an online course about GIS development for environmental research with
Open Source software (QGIS, R, Python)

https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/gis-for-exposure-assessment-in-environmental-health-research

* Climate change is rising Arctic temperatures faster than the world
average, and wildfires are moving to the North pole burning boreal
forests and tundra, liberating large amounts of greenhouse gases

https://graphics.reuters.com/CLIMATE-CHANGE/WILDFIRE-EMISSIONS/zjvqkrwmnvx/index.html

* Green areas benefit health and well-being, so tree distribution in
cities should improve to reduce heat islands, especially in the
poorest communities

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/150351/the-inequitable-distribution-of-urban-trees

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