Months after South Florida endured a record-breaking summer filled with relentless heat advisories, high energy bills, and unbearable indoor temperatures, new research shows a clear reality: for people living in old, under-resourced affordable housing, extreme heat is more than uncomfortable — it’s dangerous.
“Extreme heat is the deadliest climate impact and is colliding with the nation’s long-standing shortage in safe, affordable housing for people with the lowest incomes,” said Zoe Middleton, co-author of the Union of Concerned Scientists’ “Colliding Crises” report and associate director for climate resilience.
Across Miami and the country, that crisis is unfolding inside aging, poorly insulated apartments where renters struggle to stay cool. Ashon Nesbitt, CEO of the Florida Housing Coalition, said the connection is obvious…