The cities of Clarksville and Richmond worked with Indiana University last year to find out what parts of those communities get the hottest and who is most vulnerable to extreme heat. Now they ve come up with plans to "beat the heat."
Clarksville, Richmond develop plans to protect residents from extreme heat wbaa.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbaa.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Beat the Heat initiative in Clarksville aims to save lives, gather community input Share Updated: 5:27 PM EDT Jul 13, 2021 Share Updated: 5:27 PM EDT Jul 13, 2021
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Show Transcript INITIATIVE WORKS AND WHATT I MEANS FOR YOU EVEN ON A CLOUDY TUESDAY. YOU CAN STILL FEEL THAT SMEUMR HEAT BUT PARTS OF CLARKSVILLE, THEY’RE FEELING THAT HEAT IN A MUCH MORE EXTREME WAY AND IT CAN EVEN BE DEADLY ANOTHER REALLY COOL THING TTHA WE’RE WORKING ON THE SUMMERS I HEAT MAP BRONTE MURRELL IS THE HEAT RELIEF COORDINATOR IN CLARKSVILLE RECENTLY. HIRED TO LEAD THE BEAT THE HEAT INITIATIVE. CLARKSVILLE IS ONE OF ONLY TWO INDIANA AASRE TO RECEIVE A NEARLY 122,000 GNTRA FROM INDIANA UNIVERSITY’S ENVIRONMENTAL RESILIENCE INSTITUTE. THIS INITIATIVE ITSELF IS NORMALLY SOMETHING THAT TOWN WOULD STRUGGLE TO TAKE ON THERE ARE FIVE PHASES OF THE BEAT THE HEAT INITIIVATE RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE IN PHASE TWO DEVELOPING A SURVEY FOR RESIDENTS OF CLARKSVILLE AND A