Disproportionate exposure to urban heat island intensity across major US cities

Individual exposure to heat is associated with adverse health and economic outcomes. Here, the authors show that people of color and people living in poverty bear a disproportionate burden of urban heat exposure in almost all major cities in the continental United States.

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Main Authors: Angel Hsu, Glenn Sheriff, Tirthankar Chakraborty, Diego Manya
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/598a871e75fb4abbb7e5f849c584be1f
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