Heat is the number one weather-related cause of death.
Data from the Heat and Health Index shows five ZIP codes in Duval County are ranked highest for most vulnerable in heat. just launched by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are five ZIP codes in Duval County considered most vulnerable to the heat. Those ZIP codes are 32209, 32206, 32202, 32254 and 32208.
Adam Rosenblatt is a biology professor at the University of North Florida and was part of a 2022 Urban Heat Study conducted by UNF, the City of Jacksonville and NOAA. Rosenblatt said studying the impacts of heat on health is important to the overall well-being of a community.
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