A so-called silent killer, heat stress typically causes more deaths in a year than natural disasters. But, as Mauricio Rodas and Eugénie L. Birch write, 'there are numerous responses to extreme heat that Philadelphians can adopt.'
In addition, this past summer Philadelphia was one of 16 U.S. cities to lead an, through a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, to uncover the uneven distribution of extreme heat across the city’s neighborhoods.
Residents in Fairhill, Grays Ferry, and South Philadelphia have been engaged in public awareness campaigns, such as the innovative two-year neighborhood arts project, sponsored by the Trust for Public Land and the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage.
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