Extreme Heat

The Challenge

Mapping Heat Project: In the South Bronx and Northern Manhattan

In 2021, South Bronx Unite collaborated with researchers from Columbia University to visualize extreme heat in the South Bronx and Northern Manhattan. Extreme heat is the #1 weather-related killer in the US, and Black Americans die at disproportionately higher rates than others. Our South Bronx community is no exception to this trend as we suffer from the compounding effects of extreme heat, pollution, and lack of green space all the while climate change looms as a threat multiplier. View the recorded event below:

Our Response

In 2021, South Bronx Unite collaborated with researchers from Columbia University to visualize extreme heat in the South Bronx and Northern Manhattan. Extreme heat is the #1 weather-related killer in the US, and Black Americans die at disproportionately higher rates than others. Our South Bronx community is no exception to this trend as we suffer from the compounding effects of extreme heat, pollution, and lack of green space all the while climate change looms as a threat multiplier. View the recorded event below:

Mapping Heat Project: In the South Bronx and Northern Manhattan