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Mapping the misery: Citizen scientists identifying SLC’s hottest places

Here’s how data could help cities prepare for a warmer future.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Axel Hernandez plays wiffle ball in Rose Park, on Saturday, July 15, 2023. On the same day, volunteers were in Rose Park and other Salt Lake City neighborhoods mapping hot spots. The project may inform policy decisions for more tree planting, adding green spaces and other methods to cool down an increasingly hot environment.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Axel Hernandez plays wiffle ball in Rose Park, on Saturday, July 15, 2023. On the same day, volunteers were in Rose Park and other Salt Lake City neighborhoods mapping hot spots. The project may inform policy decisions for more tree planting, adding green spaces and other methods to cool down an increasingly hot environment.

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