{"id":21431,"date":"2024-01-29T12:25:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T18:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=21431"},"modified":"2024-02-09T08:02:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T14:02:20","slug":"mapa-de-calor-de-chicago-campana-indice-de-vulnerabilidad-al-calor-catastrofes-universidad-del-noroeste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/01\/29\/chicago-heat-map-campaign-heat-vulnerability-index-disaster-disrupters-northwestern-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Estudio sobre el calor: Las temperaturas en Chicago var\u00edan hasta 22 grados entre barrios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dff02f9cc3a\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dff02f9de06\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For three sweltering weeks last August, Em Ayala and her two-year-old son were confined to one room of their second-floor apartment in the East Side neighborhood of Chicago near the Illinois-Indiana border. The century-old bungalow they rent wasn\u2019t providing adequate ventilation, while their lone window air conditioning unit only reached so far. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dff02f9fd44\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dff02fa0cad\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dff02fa16b1\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was a pretty insane, eye-opening situation,\u201d said Ayala, whose son has special needs and was severely distressed by the heat. \u201cIt\u2019s a physical danger, but now the heat\u2019s affecting the psyche.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ayala, who is Mexican American, works as a program manager at the Southeast Environmental Task Force. Her coworkers recognized her family\u2019s vulnerability to extreme heat. They offered her cooler spaces like their homes and the organization\u2019s office, provided an additional A\/C unit and asked specifically what she and her baby needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to climate change, Ayala\u2019s heat experience <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/climatechange.chicago.gov\/climate-impacts\/climate-impacts-midwest\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is becoming more common and frequent among Chicago residents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But the challenges of climate change are unevenly distributed across the city, affecting some neighborhoods and groups more than others, including new immigrants, according to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/depts\/cdph\/provdrs\/environmental_health\/supp_info\/heat-watch-2023.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mobile monitoring heat study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> released in December. The study, dubbed Heat Watch Chicago, was a public-private partnership that used a team of resident scientists to measure temperatures in communities last summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"heat-watch-results-confirm-residents-intuitions\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heat Watch Results Confirm Residents\u2019 Intuitions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On July 28, nearly 100 Heat Watch Chicago volunteers tracked outdoor temperatures and humidity in the morning, afternoon and evening on designated routes throughout the city. The Southeast Environmental Task Force and other community groups helped create the routes and served as community hubs for volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dff02fa42e7\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_03-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">A heat reading device is placed on the passenger side car window by volunteer Dulce Gardu\u00f1o on July 28, 2023. The vehicle must remain under 35 mph in order to get an accurate reading. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Oscar Gomez for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dff02fa51d9\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results showed a maximum temperature difference of 22 degrees Fahrenheit across the city at one time, with gaps widening from morning to afternoon. Neighborhoods on the city\u2019s South Side were the hottest, with some areas averaging nearly 12 degrees hotter throughout the day than their cooler counterparts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a reaffirmation of what we already knew,\u201d said Ayala, \u201cthat some communities \u2014 more ethnic, lower income, Black and Brown \u2014 are more heavily impacted by drastic temperature changes.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chicago\u2019s Department of Public Health led the study as part of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration program, supported by CAPA strategies and the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Integrated Heat Health Information System<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 funding similar initiatives in other cities. Northwestern University\u2019s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs also provided funding. The one-day event provided data that had only been modeled previously using satellite readings of surface temperatures combined with ground-level air temperatures taken at the National Weather Service\u2019s two collection points at O\u2019Hare and Midway Airports.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s filling in data that hadn\u2019t been as detailed before,\u201d said Raed Mansour, Director of Innovation at CDPH. The project was also an opportunity to raise awareness with residents and community partners, Mansour added, about the health and economic burdens of extreme heat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"building-a-heat-vulnerability-index\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building a Heat Vulnerability Index<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heat Watch Chicago kicks off a more significant effort to develop a city-wide heat vulnerability index. The Defusing Disasters working group at Northwestern University will combine the July results with data on other factors affecting how well people adapt to heat, including age, chronic diseases, income, social networks, access to health care, air conditioning, and cooling centers. The group will also bring historic public health data on excess deaths, hospitalizations, and ambulance calls during extreme heat to visualize which groups and areas across the city are most vulnerable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_69dff02fa5de8\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_000000 border_style_solid \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_black wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\" ><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_l\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span><h4 id=\"read-more-of-our-coverage\">Read More of Our Coverage<\/h4><span class=\"vc_sep_holder vc_sep_holder_r\"><span class=\"vc_sep_line\"><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-inline-posts-container pk-inline-posts-template-list\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-columns=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-21244\" class=\"post-21244 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-environmentandhealth tag-cicerofloodfolo\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay pk-overlay-ratio pk-ratio-landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-overlay-background\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/01\/08\/cicero-residents-blame-city-for-poor-communications-after-storms-flooding\/\" class=\"pk-overlay-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/240202_Flooding-Update_Web_01-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-pk-thumbnail size-pk-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"pk-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/01\/08\/cicero-residents-blame-city-for-poor-communications-after-storms-flooding\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Cicero Residents Reeling From Summer Floods Blame City\u2019s Poor Communication<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pk-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-author meta-author\"><span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/author\/maia-mcdonald\/\" title=\"View all posts by Maia McDonald\">Maia McDonald<\/a><\/span><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sep\">\u00b7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pk-meta-date meta-date\"><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2024\/01\/08\/cicero-residents-blame-city-for-poor-communications-after-storms-flooding\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">enero 8, 2024<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-inner -->\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .post-outer -->\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community input will be key, said Terry Horton, the Defusing Disasters community engagement lead. The group is seeking Chicagoans <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/233405387265156\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to join an advisory team by Jan. 31<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to provide lived experiences, help decide how to weigh various factors in the model and point out what the data scientists may be missing. Defusing Disasters co-chair Daniel Horton said the group will meet monthly to produce a heat vulnerability index (HVI) by the summer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other cities, including New York and Phoenix, already use heat vulnerability tools to help residents access hyper-local conditions and resources during extreme heat. Chicago\u2019s HVI could be used to prioritize tree planting, more cooling centers, bus stop shading, or the installation or repair of splash pads in heat-vulnerable areas, Horton said. CDPH\u2019s Mansour also envisions community-driven early warning systems around the city that go into effect earlier than the National Weather Service advisories and which are targeted to at-risk areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"preparing-early-for-the-summer-heat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preparing Early for the Summer Heat<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neighborhood groups are asking for more resources to help their communities adapt to heat, including economic help. Adriana Gutierrez, a Heat Watch volunteer and lifelong Pilsen resident, said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/elpueblomandachicago\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that property tax hikes have put more pressure on homeowners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who often can\u2019t afford to upgrade to central air conditioning. \u201cThey don\u2019t have the right equipment to help them along on hot, hot days<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d she said. Even though residents may have window units, Gutierrez noted, they may not use them because of the cost.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dff02fab874\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1500\" width=\"1000\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_02.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_02-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_02-553x830.jpg 553w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_02-853x1280.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Adriana Gutierrez, a Heat Watch volunteer and lifelong Pilsen resident.<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Oscar Gomez for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dff02fac8b3\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individuals may also not be using window units or city-run cooling centers because they don\u2019t realize the dangers of heat exposure, according to an indoor heat study that happened alongside the outdoor Heat Watch. A team from Elevate and the Illinois Institute of Technology installed sensors in 10 homes throughout the city, tracking temperature and heat index in different parts of the buildings over two months last summer. They also surveyed residents on their heat adaptation strategies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All 10 homes reached the National Weather Service\u2019s \u201cextreme caution\u201d or \u201cdanger\u201d threshold for heat index on Aug. 24, during the summer\u2019s worst heat wave. However, only half of the participants thought their homes were too hot. \u201cI would have thought that was 100 percent,\u201d said Brent Stephens, who helped measure the homes. \u201cIn people\u2019s perceptions of comfort, there\u2019s a big gap between reality and how engineers think of buildings.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results underscore that \u201cthere needs to be a change in public perception about what is unsafe and what is just normal hot,\u201d said the indoor heat study lead Rachel Scheu. \u201cSummers are getting hotter. We\u2019re not used to making the switch and taking action quickly, and we might be waiting too late.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Heat Watch and indoor heat study are prompting the city to develop stronger communication leading to summer 2024, said the City of Chicago\u2019s climate and environment policy advisor Kyra Woods. She encourages residents to download the city\u2019s 3-1-1 mobile app and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) app, and enroll in the Smart 911 program to create a household profile that allows emergency responders to customize their help.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city is also rethinking its approach to cooling centers. Residents can seek relief from extreme heat at the city\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/depts\/fss\/provdrs\/serv\/svcs\/dfss_cooling_centers.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">six community service centers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, police stations, libraries, fieldhouses, splash pads and pools. \u201cWe realized that people didn\u2019t have a full understanding of all the places they could go,\u201d Woods said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are limitations to the usefulness of public cooling spaces, however. These centers are not typically open at night, for example, when heat exposure is still risky. In the indoor heat study, leaving the home was the least-utilized strategy residents used to cope with heat. In addition, \u201cthere are a whole bunch of people who for various reasons, have no interest whatsoever in going to a police station,\u201d Daniel Horton said. \u201cIt seems like a weak spot to be solved \u2014 the distribution of cooling centers, are they near to vulnerable populations, do they know about them, do they feel safe attending these locations?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the spring, the city plans to install four sensors on the North and South Sides to track temperature, humidity and wind. The city also passed a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/depts\/bldgs\/supp_info\/cooling-requirements.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cooling ordinance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which will be fully enforced beginning in May. The city law will require buildings that house seniors, are over 80 feet tall or have 100 units to install permanent air conditioning in shared indoor spaces to serve as cooling centers for residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To address the cost of cooling, an amendment of the Illinois Public Utilities Act took effect on Jan. 1, preventing utility companies from disconnecting power for unpaid bills when temperatures exceed 90 degrees. The previous threshold was 95 degrees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, Woods said this leaves many at risk, especially those who are housing insecure, such as new migrants. Heat Watch volunteer Adriana Gutierrez saw some migrants living in tents off the police station grounds in her Pilsen neighborhood last summer. Though many of these migrants have been housed in shelters now, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2023\/12\/14\/investigation-chicago-migrant-shelter-pilsen-dangerous\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it\u2019s unclear whether these facilities can provide livable conditions in general<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, let alone in the coming summer heat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supporting new migrants, Woods said, \u201coffers us another opportunity to recenter around known heat vulnerabilities that are amplified by the new arrival status of immigrant families.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dff02fadcb6\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\"  style=\"margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; \">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05-1245x830.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/23.07.28-Heat-Watch-Final_Web_05-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1450px) 75vw, (min-width: 1000px) 85vw, 100vw\" \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Dulce Gardu\u00f1o, originally from Mexico City, has lived in Chicago for 25 years and volunteered with the Chicago Heat Watch. She works with Pilsen Alliance to help new immigrants adjust and with Women For Green Spaces to create more green infrastructure in the neighborhood. \u201cGreen is life. Grass is like concrete because the only thing it absorbs is water,\u201d  Gardu\u00f1o said. \u201cWe try to remove concrete to plant trees and native plants.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Oscar Gomez for Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69dff02faf3c3\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, neighborhood groups continue to help their communities adapt to extreme heat, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/bio\/gina-ramirez\/need-green-schools-chicagos-side\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">advocating for new green schools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to assisting<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Women-for-Green-Spaces-Mujeres-por-Espacios-Verdes\/100082438775560\/?locale=pt_BR&amp;paipv=0&amp;eav=AfZa6AHEZTbrGbAXHrsRyOgTfoBuogbldHDFZu2hOiAXP7XAe6L4pAc70Yh8_2HRoNY&amp;_rdr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> neighbors plant native gardens<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to pushing for expanded access to the state\u2019s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which is typically not available for summer cooling. Community groups are important to Chicago\u2019s heat adaptation, Terry Horton added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the deadly 1995 heat wave that killed over 700, \u201c[m]any of the people who died were elderly people who didn\u2019t have good social connections in their neighborhoods,\u201d Horton said. \u201cThey didn\u2019t have people checking on them. How do we connect people and build social cohesion and networks so people know who needs help?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Correction 1\/29\/29: An earlier version of this article stated that 500 volunteers participated in the Heat Mapping study. More than 500 signed up, and 100 were chosen to participate. A previous version also stated a cooling ordinance was passed and will go into effect in May. The ordinance is in effect and will be enforceable in May.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El estudio, denominado Heat Watch Chicago (Vigilancia del calor en Chicago), mostr\u00f3 que los barrios de la zona sur de la ciudad eran los m\u00e1s calurosos y sus residentes los m\u00e1s vulnerables a las condiciones meteorol\u00f3gicas 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