"If we can demonstrate that a city like Baltimore can adopt equitable mitigation pathways as a result of our efforts, then that would be the ultimate success for us."
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A Johns Hopkins climate scientist named Ben Zaitchik came to the city to study the heat island effect. Now, with millions in federal funding, he’s putting neighborhood concerns at the heart of the five-year project on urban heat, flooding, air pollution and decarbonization.
The deadly heat waves in back-to-back summers have left people throughout the U.S. and Europe desperate for relief. It’s urban centers that have felt the intense temperatures the most and where experts say it’s only expected to get worse.