by Kayla Guilliams | Sep 14, 2021 | Featured, Urbanization
On August 28, we sent nearly 40 volunteers armed with handheld sensors, smartphones, and smartwatches to help collect urban heat data around town. This citizen science campaign was in partnership with the NC Museum of Life and Science and the Town of Chapel Hill, and...
by Angel Hsu | Aug 14, 2021 | Featured, Urbanization
It’s been a hot summer, and we at UNC’s Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) are trying to better understand how people are experiencing the Urban Heat Island effect in cities. We are partnering with the NC Museum of Life and Science to launch a citizen science campaign to...
by Hannah Melville-Rea | Jun 8, 2021 | Big data, Climate, Featured, Policy, Urban Index
Disasters tug at our societal fabric, creating cracks along pre-existing fissures. From aged-care graveyards to policy brutality, the past year exposed inequalities that had been permeating for decades. Ahead, the climate crisis promises to thrust its burden on the...
by Claire Suh | Oct 8, 2019 | Sustainability, Urban Index
This past summer was the hottest one on record for the Northern Hemisphere, where 90% of the Earth’s population lives.1Rice, Doyle. “It Was the Hottest Summer on Record for the Northern Hemisphere.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 16 Sept. 2019,...
by Willie Khoo | Sep 10, 2019 | Featured, Sustainability, Urban Index
Cities pack a lot of heat. Increasing human activity and the clearing of land for infrastructure are quickly driving up their temperatures. This local phenomenon, known as the urban heat island (UHI) effect, is compounded by rising temperatures from global climate...
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