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Degrees of Disadvantage: Mapping Where Extreme Heat Meets Homes Without Cooling

Degrees of Disadvantage: Mapping Where Extreme Heat Meets Homes Without Cooling

Satellite thermal data, tree-canopy inventories, and energy-burden records can be layered to reveal a quieter kind of climate risk: neighborhoods that heat up fastest and have the fewest means to cool down. This explainer outlines the science, profiles three U.S. communities, and offers a practical local action guide.