The study is expected to inform solutions to keep Philadelphians safe from dangerous heat waves made worse by climate change. Temperature and air quality sensors attached to Carolyn Martin's car.

There is a growing amount of evidence to suggest that heat waves are the deadliest weather event, according to one Utah science teacher who is heading up a local heat-mapping campaign. Rob Wilson said ...

As climate change fuels more days of extreme heat every year, American cities are becoming increasingly familiar with the urban heat island effect. Heat islands are areas that experience increased air ...

PORTSMOUTH — Environmental group leaders are working with Portsmouth residents to help solve the city’s urban heat problem, including by mapping the city’s hot spots, planting hundreds of new trees ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Hundreds of volunteers hit the streets this weekend to map hot spots around Oklahoma City. However, with the hiccups in the weather, they faced challenges they weren’t expecting ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There’s a new Portland metro project focused on keeping people safe from unhealthy and sometimes deadly heat. Officials now have a heat mapping tool to help them make decisions ...

Climate change, driven primarily by burning fossil fuels, pushed temperatures so high last year that scientists were astounded when 2023 became the hottest year on record. Communities like Oklahoma ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An ambitious project starts Saturday, aimed at learning more about which neighborhoods in the Portland metro feel the most harmful effects of rising temperatures. One hundred ...

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