H3AT (Houston’s Heat Action Team)

H3AT (Houston’s Heat Action Team)

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Description

Urban areas are especially prone to warmer temperatures compared to nearby rural areas due to having a larger concentration of heat absorbing surfaces (buildings, roads), limited vegetation (such as trees), and heat-producing factors like car use, building energy use and industrial activity. View 2020 Heat Mapping Campaign Data & Reports from the Houston area

Additional information

Theme/Subject

Climate Change
TEKS Subchapter

Subchapter B: Middle School, Subchapter C: High School
TEKS Chapter/Subject

Chapter 112: Science, Chapter 113: Social Studies

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