Tempe AZ: Resilience to Extreme Heat
City Climate Corner
English - March 29, 2022 08:30 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsGovernment Society & Culture Documentary climate justice cities clean energy climate change Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Extreme heat is now commonplace in Tempe, with 100 days per year over 100 degrees Fahrenheit and 30 days a year over 110. And those numbers are increasing. We interview Dr. Braden Kay, Tempe's Director of Sustainability, to learn how Tempe's is adapting while trying to change its built environment to reduce the urban heat island effect.
Resources
Climate Action Plan Climate Action Plan Update2020 Sustainability and Resilience Annual ReportEnVision TempeSustainable Tempe websiteNPR report on Tempe resilience hubs