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Published: Friday, February 26, 2021 Residents of 152 cities and towns in the Pacific Northwest are particularly vulnerable to climate-fueled wildfires. Residents of 60 other communities are most susceptible to floods. And people living in 75 towns are most liable to suffer — maybe even die — because of heat waves. That’s according to anContinue reading “Pacific Northwest Maps Reveal Climate Inequities”

Methodology: Because “Extreme Temperatures” is such a broad topic, I was able to be more specific when looking for the type of source I wanted. I therefore googled “Extreme Temperatures US Index” and specified Climate.gov as my site because that I am familiar with Climate.gov and know that it is a reputable source. I immediatelyContinue reading “Extreme Temperatures”

Methodology: I divided my research into (1) the oil and natural gas wells and (2) coal mining. To find the former, I searched “Oil Natural Gas Wells map” onto Google and identified the link from the EIA as trustworthy. I did notice some resources for proximity to coal mining on this site, but to findContinue reading “Proximity to Oil and Natural Gas Wells and Coal Mining”

1. Mapping Environmental Justice Just a Few Clicks Away Published: April 14, 2021 In the neighborhood straddling MD Route 26 in West Baltimore, just north of the Mondawmin Mall, residents grapple daily with dirty air, vehicle-choked roads, potentially hazardous industrial plants and a scourge of lead-tainted homes. Consider, too, the residents themselves. The typical familyContinue reading “Miscellaneous”

Methodology: I searched for the following terms on the open web using the google search engine. I chose the .gov and the Center for Biological Diversity results because of their authoritative, current and comprehensive nature.

Using a Google search, I found the Science of The Total Environment journal as a preliminary database in the search engine Chrome. In this journal, I did a refined search for “COVID-19” and “disease incidence” then manually sorted through responses to find an applicable source for the US I chose to manually look through theContinue reading “Disease Incidence Methodology”

Mollalo, A., Vahedi, B., & Rivera, K. M. (2020). GIS-based spatial modeling of COVID-19 incidence rate in the continental United States. Science of The Total Environment, 728 , 1-8. This report by Mollalo, Vahedi, and Rivera uses GIS-based modeling to create figures that map the disease incidence of COVID-19. The modeling accounted for 35 demographicContinue reading “Disease Incidence (including Covid-19)”

Wang, M. Well-to-wheel energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of advanced fuel/vehicle systems North American analysis. United States. This report by Wang, sponsored by the US Department of Energy adopts a point of view that is geared towards societal understanding and evaluation of the stakeholders in the fossil fuel system. The study explores “well toContinue reading “Fossil Fuel-Related Employment”

I searched for “vulnerability to drought and wildfires US map” to make specific the topic that I was interested in, the location that I am focused on, and the type of data that I want (geographical) I looked at all of the Google results and found one for climate.gov, which is a trusted environmental siteContinue reading “Vulnerability to Drought and Wildfires Methodology”

National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationIf asked where in the United States is most vulnerable to drought, you might point to those states in the West currently suffering under hot and dry conditions and raging wildfires. However, according to a new NOAA-funded assessment, what makes a state vulnerable is driven by more than just a lack of rain: it’sContinue reading “Vulnerability to Drought and Wildfires”