The sun was coming up at 6 a.m. when J’reyesha Brannon and her partner Jonathan Wilson climbed into their car to drive a loop through the Mt. Tabor, Gateway and Lents neighborhoods in Southeast and ...

A massive tri-county heat mapping project has confirmed that summer temperatures vary widely across the metro region – with the hottest temperatures experienced by people living in suburban areas near ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On a single day last summer, volunteers across Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington counties took time to track the heat by driving on various routes in the region with sensors ...

Google's latest launch suggests Maps is becoming more than a navigation tool, as the company announces three new public APIs covering solar, air quality, and pollen data and predictions to address the ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is offering a new perspective on urban heat islands (UHI), layering maps, heat data and even virtual reality in data visualizations. What is ...

Data from the National Drought Mitigation Center shows that more than a dozen states are experiencing moderate drought, with some battling extreme conditions as a heat wave grips much of the nation, ...

GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IS ROLLING OUT. WELL, FIRST OFF, THERE’S THAT NEW HEAT RANKING TOOL. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE IS ALSO ANNOUNCING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FUNDING WILL GO TOWARD VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES ...

As climate change produces ever more heat waves, how many homes in the U.S. lack adequate cooling? Who's most vulnerable to lethal temperatures, and exactly where do they live? A researcher at the ...

While other cities face increased risk of hurricanes, wildfires and drought, climate change is projected to reshape life in Chicago mainly through extreme heat and precipitation. And though urban ...

In a study using images of 16 different locations, public health researchers were able to visualize how gender plays a role in our personal perception of safety. Researchers at Brigham Young ...