Heatwaves claim tens of thousands of lives each year. Now a US mapping project is revealing those most at risk so they can get the help they need.
But does this mean that people living in these areas don't want to take action?
Heat maps are emerging as a powerful tool to help vulnerable communities access this information and provide valuable insights into temperature patterns and locate hotspots. This is enabling policy makers to make better decisions about ways to reduce the impact of rising temperatures.The travel emissions it took to report this story were 0kg CO2. The digital emissions from this story are an estimated 1.2g to 3.6g CO2 per page view.
NOAA has recruited more than 20,000 community volunteers for its mapping project and collected over one million measurements in 2022 The Howard family are an example of how local people can benefit from getting involved in heat awareness initiatives. "Volunteering gave us a better understanding of how the environment plays its role in the impact of heat around us," says Landon."Our data readings were noticeably cooler in neighbourhoods with more green space and trees, than those in more built-up areas."
The dashboard shows the disparity of health risk between those living in low-income communities or minority groups and more affluent white neighbourhoods.
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