The city of Miami Beach has pursued a plan in recent years to add canopy trees while making palm trees less of a priority, as officials seek to counteract the effects of climate change and bring more ...

Amid complaints about the lack of shade in West Palm Beach’s city center, a local agency is replacing palm trees with oaks along key downtown streets. The city’s Downtown Development Authority aims to ...

A child rides his bike on an block in San Marino that, though filled with palm trees, is largely unshaded. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: Thank you for your the well-researched ...

During a Palm Beach Town Council meeting, Town Hall staff presented a preliminary outline for a plan to add more shade trees on town-owned property.

WELLINGTON, LOXAHATCHEE AND WESTLAKE, UPPER 50S DOWN SOUTH NEAR THE LAKE CLEWISTON AND BELLE GLADE, 51 DEGREES OUTSIDE UPPER 40S IN OKEECHOBEE, 51 DEGREES IN INDIANTOWN. WINDS ARE CALM ACROSS THE ...

They’re an iconic part of life in Southern California, lining local streets, swaying high in the sky. But our beloved palms are all style, no substance. In a hotter, wetter, more extreme world, here’s ...

Readers debate whether 77 newly planted palm trees near LACMA represent meaningful cultural symbols or impractical choices during a time of climate concerns. The controversy highlights tensions ...

LIVABILITY SCORE TO COMPILE THE LIST. AND NOW TO OUR IMPACT. WEATHER. AS OUR AREA HAS BEEN UNDER A HEAT ADVISORY TODAY AND THE HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEKEND. YOU GOT TO FIND SOME SHADE.

Late July blistered with sandy skies and soupy air in south Florida as a slug of Saharan dust drained clouds of rain while moisture clung to the surface like hot gum on a shoe. The combination of a ...