Heat Mapping News Today

OKC is prepared for heat mapping across the city.

Hotter temperatures in the years ahead. what does that mean for cities like houston? can you keep up with it -- if the weather just keeps getting hotter and hotter and hotter? >> well, what it means is that cities like the city of houston and others, we have to build in resilience, we have to take into account the impact on a vulnerable, marginal communities . we have to really be a very data-driven and evidence-based, that is why we are doing a lot of heat mapping, in the city, to determine and...

Last year, Nashville was among several cities selected to take part in an urban heat mapping campaign. Now, researchers have released new tools to help guide leaders on how to address the issue.

Jacksonville went under its first heat advisory of the summer Tuesday. The air temp was 98 degrees. The heat index: was 110 degrees, that's the top 25 hottest heat index for the month of June, according to Chief Meteorologist Richard Nunn.

The results are in for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada's heat island mapping campaign.

We’ve seen more than two dozen days this summer with temps of 90 degrees or higher. Nashville is actually an Urban Heat Island.

As the safety debate over pesticides and other chemicals often used for lawn and property maintenance continues, Oregon residents now have more options than ever. But are they aware of their rights? Beaver State residents living in homeowner associations are now able to opt out of previously mandated chemical sprays. Rep. ...

Protecting North Carolinas rivers and streams is good for residents, wildlife and even salamanders. Recent work along Hog Lot Creek and Bates Branch repaired damage and increased habitat for the hellbender, North Americas largest salamander species. The project was made possible by Resource Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring streams, rivers and wetlands. ...

A new survey finds strong support in Montana for conservation and public lands, including a measure in Congress to protect more forest land. In the 2022 Voter Survey on Public Lands, 85% of Montanans say the loss of ranches and open spaces to new development is a serious problem. And 83% also support the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Act, which would add nearly 80,000 acres of public land to the state. ...

Marylands most populous county is embarking on an urban heat-mapping project to better understand neighborhood heat inequities, which can affect residents health. Montgomery County was chosen to take part in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations "Urban Heat Mapping Campaign" this summer. The county is seeking residents wholl volunteer to serve as citizen scientists, mounting heat sensors to their cars to travel through different neighborhoods one day this sum...