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Climate Literacy

FREETOWN HEAT ISLAND CAMPAIGN In January 2023, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, shared information about heat health issues facing Freetown residents and the work being done to address these challenges. Courtesy of Eric Hubbard

Lessons from heat mapping in two tropical cities

May 24, 2023

For the last seven years, NOAA has supported more than 70 U.S. communities in projects to help citizens map the hottest neighborhoods of their community. Earlier this year, NOAA branched into the wider world to support heat island mapping campaigns overseas.

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NOAA, Smithsonian and fed partners seeking suggestions to update key climate literacy guide

March 23, 2023

NOAA, as part of the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), is requesting suggestions on structure, topics, and content to help update a key national climate literacy guide used by educators, policymakers, and scientists across the U.S. and internationally for more than a decade.

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Climate Literacy

Lessons from heat mapping in two tropical cities

NOAA, Smithsonian and fed partners seeking suggestions to update key climate literacy guide

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