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Greener, longer life: More trees reduce premature deaths in cities

Trees in San Francisco

Tbilisi, GeorgiaThomson Reuters Foundation City dwellers tend to live longer if they are in leafy neighbourhoods, according to a study published on Wednesday that linked green areas to lower rates of premature death. Trees in cities are already credited with cooling and cleaning the air and absorbing planet-warming gases, now researchers at the Barcelona Institute […]