Widespread Race and Class Disparities in Surface Urban Heat Extremes Across the United States

Abstract Here we use remotely sensed land surface temperature measurements to explore the distribution of the United States’ urban heating burden, both at high resolution (within cities or counties) and at scale (across the whole contiguous United States). While a rich literature has documented neig...

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Main Authors: Susanne Amelie Benz, Jennifer Anne Burney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021-07-01
Series:Earth's Future
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EF002016