Your Urban Heat Island Score

Climate Central has mapped out the urban heat island hot-spots in 65 major U.S. cities. Each city map on Climate Central’s Urban Heat Hot Spots shows an Urban Heat Island (UHI) Index score for each census tract, revealing where UHI boosts temperatures the most and least in each city.As well as providing individual UHI maps for 65 cities Climate Central has also released a national interactive Maps Mania… more →
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Mapping the Extreme Heat Belt

Last Monday theĀ First Street Foundation released data from its analysis of how current and future extreme heat events will impact American neighborhoods. Enter your zip-code into the First Street Foundation website and you can view the risk that your home faces over the next thirty years from extreme heat (and also the risk to your home from wildfire and flooding). The First Street Foundation Maps Mania… more →
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Strava fitness app quietly added a new opt-out for controversial heat … – The Verge

The Verge Strava fitness app quietly added a new opt-out for controversial heat …The VergeIn January, the popular fitness app Strava ran into controversy over a global activities heat map that revealed details of military bases. To make matters worse, the path to opt out of the feature was not simple and required several clicks within the …Strava simplified how to opt out of its heat map data collectionEngadgetall 3 news articles » map app – Google News… more →
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Where’s The Nearest Live Gig? Gigbloc App Has Just The Heat Map For You – Fort Greene Focus (registration) (blog)

Where's The Nearest Live Gig? Gigbloc App Has Just The Heat Map For YouFort Greene Focus (registration) (blog)A lot of the best up-and-coming bands get their start playing small, but memorable gigs in local clubs across New York and Brooklyn. Back in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, this roster include The Velvet Underground, The Talking Heads, and Sonic Youth. In the … map app – Google News… more →
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