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Academy leads effort to map Philly’s heat and air quality

Academy of Natural Sciences

This summer the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will lead a campaign to map heat and air quality in Philadelphia, working with community scientists so that residents have a stronger voice in the planning and implementation of climate change-preparedness strategies. . Clark County, Nev.,

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City Residents Help the Academy Map Urban Hotspots  

Academy of Natural Sciences

His “parents” were among 50 community scientists helping with the Philadelphia Urban Heat Mapping Campaign , a study in which the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University collaborated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He didn’t help much with navigation — he is a dog, after all.

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The Nature Conservancy-PA: New Urban Heat Map Underscores Need For Trees In Philadelphia Neighborhoods

PA Environment Daily

On November 2, The Nature Conservancy in Pennsylvania released new results and analysis of a federally-funded community science study that produced Philadelphia’s highest-resolution heat map to date. TNC served on the Philly Tree Plan Steering Committee and is one of the partners assisting with the joint implementation of the plan. “As

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Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 3.17.22

PA Environment Daily

Is Your Story Being Told? Listen To What Europe Says They Need - Not What The U.S.