Heat Vulnerability News Today

The workshop for the neighborhood plan discussed severe flooding issues, climate risks and the future of an empty city-owned lot in Cypress Hills.

The project found that areas just outside downtown Nashville are some of the most exposed and vulnerable to extreme heat, the maps show.

Philly is one of 14 cities and counties across the country chosen by a federal agency to collect heat data this summer, in an annual citizen science project.

Urban heat island effect in Newburgh has residents turning to splash pads and at-home tricks to stay cool this summer.

Deadly heat gets no respect. Natural hazards that count — tornadoes, floods, etc. — are property-destroying traumas. Homeowners, public infrastructure, and insurance companies all take big hits. The Great Flood of 1993, for example, destroyed 24,000 Illinois homes and 884,000…Read more →

The cooling shade of trees will provide crucial relief on hot days as we adapt to climate change. But data from New Zealand cities shows tree cover is uneven — and often dictated by wealth.

Residents of 152 cities and towns in the Pacific Northwest are particularly vulnerable to climate-fueled wildfires. Residents of 60 other communities are most susceptible to floods. And people living in 75 towns are most liable to suffer — maybe even die — because of heat waves.  Thats according to a new analysis released Wednesday by news agency InvestigateWest and planning firm Headwaters Economics. It drills down to towns where, for example, sparse tree canopies and older residences mak...

Residents of 152 cities and towns in the Pacific Northwest are particularly vulnerable to...

Spring 2021 Earth Institute Research Opportunities for Undergrads The Earth Institute at Columbia University is offering undergraduate students with research assistant opportunities during the spring 2021 semester. Undergraduates from Columbia and Barnard will be able to serve as research assistants on projects related to sustainable development and the environment with distinguished faculty and researchers at the cutting edge of this burgeoning field. While research assistant positions at Colu...