Volunteer Opportunity!
What:
Chicago, along with 17 other communities across the country is building a team of resident scientists to measure heat across communities this summer.
Chicago needs 150 volunteers across the city on the Activation Day!
Why:
Identifying these hotspots, called urban heat islands helps local decision-makers take actions to reduce the health impacts of extreme heat, which often target the most vulnerable.
The data collected by volunteers will be analyzed and used to give Chicago residents and government decision-makers a clearer picture of ways to improve Chicago’s heat safety strategies.
When:
June – Volunteers will be contacted to be trained on the campaign.
July – Activation Day (Date/Time TBD: To be Determined)
Where:
Check out and contribute to this Point of Interest Map.
How to volunteer:
- Register HERE.
- Take the training (date/time TBD).
- Help the City to share info on Cooling Center Locations and Senior Well-Being Check.
- On the Activation Day, over three shifts (morning, midday, and evening), volunteers will travel the routes with heat sensors on their own cars. Each sensor records temperature, humidity, time, and location.
