The City of Dallas has released new data from a multi-year study into heat islands to better understand how different neighborhoods experience extreme heat.
The data, collected through sensors mounted on cars driven across the city, shows a steep difference in temperatures depending on where you are. Some neighborhoods were found to be up to 12 degrees hotter than others. These areas are known as “heat islands.”
“It could be the same time in two different neighborhoods, and one could be much hotter,” said Paul White II, interim director of Dallas’ Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability. “To me, the major finding was the presence of trees and how significant they are.”…