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by Natasha Lasky, ODP Staff Writer As Boston gets warmer due to climate change, city officials worry that “heat islands” — areas with little green space — will continue to make summers more difficult for the city’s low-income and minority neighborhoods. While cities tend to be warmer than suburban areas, city heat doesn’t reach the […]
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Coastal cities around the country (and around the world) are bracing for increasing sea level rise that’s resulting from climate change. Honolulu, San Francisco, and Miami are already witnessing the effects of water inundation and now one of America’s oldest cities, Boston, is bracing for impact. As the Washington Post reported, “Boston is raising streets, […]
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