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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22799-5 |