More extremely hot days, more heat exposure and fewer cooling options for people of color in Connecticut, U.S.
Shijuan Chen, Katie Lund, Colleen Murphy-Dunning, Karen C. Seto · 2024
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Shijuan Chen, Katie Lund, Colleen Murphy-Dunning, and Karen Seto study heat risk in ten cities in Connecticut. Their 2024 paper asks how heat exposure has changed over time, and whether some groups have fewer ways to cool down. The focus is on people of color, who often face higher heat in large cities.
The authors find that people of color faced higher temperatures and more very hot days. They also saw larger rises in exposure over time. At the same time, these residents had lower rates of air conditioning and less tree cover. The study shows that higher exposure and weaker means to cope can occur in the same places.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shijuan Chen, Katie Lund, Colleen Murphy-Dunning, Karen C. Seto |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |