Why some Chicago neighborhoods are more prone to deadly summer heat
The temperature in your neighborhood is determined in part by the number of trees and parks and how much pavement and industry there is.
Heat is the deadliest weather phenomenon in an average year according to the National Weather Service – and climate change leads to more extremely hot days. Given disparities between neighborhoods when it comes to parks and industry, how well is Chicago set up to ensure residents are safe in hotter neighborhoods?
Reset hears how zoning and land use decisions lead to heat disparities and what can be done to create climate adaptations on the neighborhood level.
GUEST: Sarah Macaraeg, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter
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Why some Chicago neighborhoods are more prone to deadly summer heat
The temperature in your neighborhood is determined in part by the number of trees and parks and how much pavement and industry there is.
Heat is the deadliest weather phenomenon in an average year according to the National Weather Service – and climate change leads to more extremely hot days. Given disparities between neighborhoods when it comes to parks and industry, how well is Chicago set up to ensure residents are safe in hotter neighborhoods?
Reset hears how zoning and land use decisions lead to heat disparities and what can be done to create climate adaptations on the neighborhood level.
GUEST: Sarah Macaraeg, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter
More From
Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons