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NOAA and communities to map heat inequities in 11 states

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A man exercising along an urban waterfront bends down due to the extreme heat.

Media Briefing: NOAA Summer 2021 urban heat mapping

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Suzanne Simpson from Bayou Land Conservancy and Erin Valley Donato from the Houston Zoo were part of the volunteer team that collected heat data in the Houston area last summer to help produce Heat Island maps for the community.

NOAA leads community scientists in mapping hottest parts of 13 U.S. cities

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Sara Benson (right) and Roxanne Lee, of the Boston Science Museum, using a CAPA Heat Strategies sensor to investigate extreme heat in Boston, Brookline, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 24, 2019.
Alt text: Two women stand together near a car door as they attach a temperature gauge to the glass window of the car door.

Citizen scientists take to the streets to map the hottest spots in 10 U.S. cities

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Summer sunset and the "Ed Koch"(Queensborough) Bridge in New York City as seen on June 6, 2011.

Science and education partners reveal the hottest places in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore

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Youth from Groundwork RVA join with Jeremy Hoffman to look for hot spots in Richmond, Virginia, using a forward-looking infrared thermal camera.