City-Heat Equity Adaptation Tool (City-HEAT) available

In this map of Washington, DC, afternoon temperatures above 94 degrees are orange and red, and temperatures below 94 degrees are blue. Credit: NOAA Climate.gov

Mid-Atlantic Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (MARISA), a NOAA CAP/RISA team, graduate student Rui Shi and co-investigators Benjamin Hobbs and Debra Knoppman have published a new adaptation tool, City-Heat Equity Adaptation tool (City-HEAT). The urban heat island effect makes cities hotter than rural areas due to the increased concrete and pavement absorbing heat.

With extreme heat events growing in intensity, frequency, and duration, cities are using various heat adaptation strategies to improve public health and social equity.

Read more at the link below.