A corps of volunteers are setting out this week with an important task in front of them: Collect real-time data about the hottest places in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. It's part of a NOAA-funded project to map places where people are most at risk during extreme heat waves.
![A corps of volunteer science enthusiasts are hitting the road the week of August 27, with an important task in front of them: Collect real-time data about the hottest places in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., as part of a 2018 NOAA-funded project to map places where people are most at risk during extreme heat waves. (Image credit: istock) A corps of volunteer science enthusiasts are hitting the road the week of August 27, with an important task in front of them: Collect real-time data about the hottest places in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., as part of a 2018 NOAA-funded project to map places where people are most at risk during extreme heat waves.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/iStock-950213802.jpg?itok=aSodT2aQ)
A corps of volunteer science enthusiasts are hitting the road the week of August 27, with an important task in front of them: Collect real-time data about the hottest places in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., as part of a 2018 NOAA-funded project to map places where people are most at risk during extreme heat waves. (Image credit: istock)