Portland area residents plant trees to honor the victims of the deadly heat wave

Heat waves cause more illness and death in U.S. cities with fewer trees. Planting trees could save hundreds of lives every year, experts say. There are usually fewer trees in neighborhoods with higher populations of people of color, especially in areas with higher population of minorities.

Oregon county plants trees to honor victims of killer 2021 heat wave. Family members of victims gathered over the weekend to plant trees across Multnomah County. 72 people were killed by record-breaking heat in the Portland area three years ago. The heat wave killed 72 people.

Portland area residents commemorate victims of deadly 2021 heat wave by planting trees. Volunteers and family members of the people killed by the 2021 heatwave gathered in Oregon to plant trees in their memory. The victims were killed by a heat wave in the Pacific Northwest in the summer of 2021.