San Francisco begins data mapping project to improve its response to extreme heat events

by Staff, Bay City News September 9, 2022September 9, 2022

Volunteers with a car-mounted sensor take part in an urban heat mapping project in New York City's Bronx neighborhood in July 2021. NOAA has partnered with Heat Island Mapping Campaign to gather heat data in 15 U.S. cities including San Francisco to learn better ways to protect residents from extreme heat events. (Photo courtesy of Octavia Jones via NOAA)

While extreme temperatures this week sent most people scurrying for cooler climes and cranking up the AC, they provided perfect conditions for researchers working to address health inequities related to San Francisco’s warming urban environment.

More than 30 volunteers participated in a community heat mapping project over Labor Day weekend called Urban Heat Watch. The initiative is being sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), and will help inform how San Francisco plans for and responds to heat waves.

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