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By Lauren Peace and Jack Prator | Tampa Bay Times | KFF Health News | Word In Black - The distribution of trees and green space affects health and well-being, with lower-income neighborhoods suffering the most due to rising temperatures, according to a city report; as cities like Tampa try to build heat resiliency into their infrastructure by boosting their tree canopy, experts warn of a public health threat growing more severe each year.

Neighborhoods with more trees and green space stay cooler. Those covered in asphalt swelter. Lower-income neighborhoods tend to be hottest.

In a leafy suburb, a steamy summer day may feel uncomfortable. But a few neighborhoods over, it’s more than uncomfortable — it’s dangerous.

In a leafy suburb, a steamy summer day may feel uncomfortable. But a few neighborhoods over, it’s more than uncomfortable — it’s dangerous.

The tree canopy coverage in the Florida city is at its lowest in 26 years, which, when coupled with increasingly warm summers, can make for deadly heat conditions, especially in lower-income neighborhoods.