Post by Columbia Climate School

From Memphis to Newark, Black communities are bracing for dangerous heat ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. “We have the assumption in our planning that everyone will know what to do — but then also will have access to the tools they would need to actually mitigate the heat. That’s really where we’re falling short on the emergency planning side,” says expert Joshua L. DeVincenzo of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia Climate School, Columbia University. Via Capital B. https://lnkd.in/eGggFJxe