NOAA and partners release 2022 urban heat island mapping results

Media, public invited to learn about heat mapping campaign in 15 U.S. communities
Photo showing Nicholas Mullenix, volunteer from Bethesda, Maryland, and Morgan Zabow, NOAA Climate Program, Climate and Health Communications and Outreach Coordinator, attach the heat sensor to a car before they head out to collect heat data on August 7, 2022, as part of the Montgomery County Urban Heat Island mapping campaign.

Nicholas Mullenix, volunteer from Bethesda, Maryland, and Morgan Zabow, NOAA Climate Program, Climate and Health Communications and Outreach Coordinator, attach the heat sensor to a car before they head out to collect heat data on August 7, 2022, as part of the Montgomery County Urban Heat Island mapping campaign. (Image credit: NOAA)

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Video: November 17 virtual media briefing on NOAA 2022 Urban Heat Island Campaign Webinar.

 

Photo of Stacy Washington as she gets ready to take part in the NOAA-supported Columbia, South Carolina, urban heat island mapping campaign on August 3, 2022. Washington and other volunteers collected heat data using a sensor attached to a car. The data was then used to create detailed maps of urban heat islands.
Stacy Washington gets ready to take part in the NOAA-supported Columbia, South Carolina, urban heat island mapping campaign on August 3, 2022. Washington and other volunteers collected heat data using a sensor attached to a car. The data was then used to create detailed maps of urban heat islands. (Kirstin Dow)

Journalists and the public are invited to a virtual event to learn results from the 2022 NOAA and partners urban heat island mapping campaign that took place in 15 communities across the country this past summer.

NOAA's National Integrated Heat Health Information System and CAPA Strategies will host the 90-minute webinar on November 17, at 1:00 p.m. ET, which will include a panel of experts and community leaders who participated in the campaign.

The webinar will kick off with opening remarks from NOAA Chief Scientist Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., followed by an overview of the 2022 summer mapping campaign and presentations from leaders of urban heat island mapping in Columbus, Ohio; Montgomery County, Maryland; Omaha, Nebraska; and Spokane, Washington. This will be followed by a Q&A moderated by Kapnick. The event is also an opportunity for those interested in applying for the 2023 urban heat island campaign to learn more about how the campaigns work.

The 2022 urban heat island U.S. mapping campaign officially concluded in September, and heat map reports are currently being released to communities. Community organizations, local governments and citizen scientists are planning ways that they can use their reports to inform decision-makers and implement cooling solutions. 

WHAT

Virtual media briefing on the results of the 2022 urban heat island mapping campaign

WHEN

Thursday, November 17, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET

WHERE

Register for the event webinar here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/332054036076516365

SPEAKERS

  • Sarah Kapnick, Ph.D., NOAA chief scientist, moderator
  • Joey Williams, CAPA Strategies, LLC, manager
  • Abdoulaziz (Aziz) Abdoulaye Adily, Ph.D. student, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
  • David Celebrezze, resilience and behavior change manager, Sustainable Columbus, Columbus, Ohio
  • Corrina Farho, AmeriCorps CivicSpark fellow, Gonzaga University's Center for Climate, Society, and the Environment, Spokane, Washington
  • Karli Honebein, climate literacy program coordinator, Gonzaga University's Center for Climate, Society, and the Environment, Spokane, Washington
  • Laura Sivels, climate engagement program manager, Montgomery County, Maryland 

 

 

Media contact

Monica Allen, NOAA, monica.allen@noaa.gov, (202) 379-6693

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Video: November 17 virtual media briefing on NOAA 2022 Urban Heat Island Campaign Webinar.