New report highlights the importance of social connectedness for climate resilience
Researchers at Tufts University partnered with Communities Responding to Extreme Weather to examine social connectedness.
Source: boston.com
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Libraries to kick off week of climate change programs
NORTHAMPTON — As the changing climate increases the frequency, intensity and impacts of extreme weather, western Massachusetts libraries including Forbes in Northampton, Emily Williston Memorial in Easthampton and Westhampton Public Library are...
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CROP Hunger Walk orientation planned Sunday
The Cleveland County CROP Walk to Stop Hunger will launch its annual campaign to fight hunger with a team leaders orientation at 2 p.m. Sunday online via Zoom at tinyurl.com/CROPHungerWalk.
Source: normantranscript.com
Mattapoisett Free Public Library to celebrate Climate Prep Week
MATTAPOISETT – The Mattapoisett Free Public Library will celebrate Climate Preparedness Week from Sept. 24 to the 30.
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Sustaining social well-being through service
What started as a local first-year orientation activity in 2015 has evolved into an annual rallying call for civic activism across the greater Harvard ...
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Source: harvard.edu
Trees are key to address Boston's heat islands. But it's more complicated than just planting new ones.
“I don’t think the question necessarily is, ‘Should we do this?’ The question is, 'How do we do it in a way that’s not just throwing money at the problem?'”
Source: boston.com
Local groups give out A/Cs, develop training to keep people safe in 'brutal' heat
Labor and climate advocates provide tips, services to those most vulnerable to extreme heat.
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Source: wgbh.org
Opinion: Are we all prepared for summer's heat? | Dorchester Reporter
Heat is more than an inconvenience. Some 65,000 Americans go to the hospital each year for heat-related illness, including heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and worsening of underlying heart, lung, or kidney disease. And 2,000 Americans die from heat every year—more than any other extreme weather event. Due to climate change, extreme heat events are becoming more common, severe,
United States Vernonk Walker Melanie Schorr Haines Monserrat Aspirers Community Health Center Senior Program Community Council
Source: dotnews.com
Are we all prepared for summer's heat? | Dorchester Reporter
Heat is more than an inconvenience. Some 65,000 Americans go to the hospital each year for heat-related illness, including heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and worsening of underlying heart, lung, or kidney disease. And 2,000 Americans die from heat every year—more than any other extreme weather event. Due to climate change, extreme heat events are becoming more common, severe,
United States Vernonk Walker Melanie Schorr Haines Monserrat Aspirers Community Health Center Senior Program Community Council
Source: dotnews.com
Cambridge nonprofit gives away ACs to help residents beat the heat
On Sunday, members of the Cambridge non-profit Communities Responding to Extreme Weather held the first of a series of events this summer to help residents cope with extreme heat.
Source: wbur.org