The boundless benefits of trees in cities like Austin

Editor’s Note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for May 3, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — America’s urban population is growing rapidly. In fact, 80% of the U.S. population is located within a city.This means a large population of people are increasingly more vulnerable to the extremes of climate change, including heatwaves, flooding rain and poor air quality (events that often get exacerbated in a growing city).Cities, however, are stepping up to mitigate and