From Atlanta’s cool roof ordinance to Boston’s pilot programs, cities are using block-level data to identify heat risks and deploy targeted solutions.

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS ROLLING OUT. WELL, FIRST OFF, THERE’S THAT NEW HEAT RANKING TOOL. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE IS ALSO ANNOUNCING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING WILL GO TOWARD VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ...

Summer is coming. After last year’s record-breaking and deadly heat, forecasts show that above-average summer temperatures are likely to return to most of the United States (SN: 12/6/23). But one ...

Excel is known as a complex number cruncher that only experts can use, but, in my view, labeling the program with such a sweeping generalization undermines its ability to make life easier. And in no ...

With Portland and much of the state under an “excessive heat watch” this weekend, Multnomah County unveiled a new tool to help the county, city and local organizations respond more effectively to ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Monday expanded the availability of an online tool called HeatRisk, aimed at assisting those most vulnerable ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A new interactive map made by Multnomah County is helping to identify areas most at risk during heat events. According to Multnomah County officials, the Heat Vulnerability ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed an AI tool, GOFlow, to map ocean currents from satellite images with unprecedented detail. The technology can identify which ...