Tag: urban heat island
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Extreme Heat
Climate change has led to an increase in extreme heat events around the world, which can have severe consequences for individuals and communities. Heatwaves can cause heat exhaustion, heatstroke, and even death, with vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, outside workers, and those with pre-existing health conditions at the highest risk. It is crucial…
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Baltimore’s Building Stock’s Age Provides Constructions Insight
Weekly Data Story Age is nothing but a number. From a building stock perspective, age provides interesting construction insights about Baltimore’s residential building stock. As any city, the building stock was constructed over a period of time which implies that similar materials would be used for specific periods. Foremost, certain materials used in the construction of any…