Author: kimswelteringcitiesorg
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Ann, a Darwin local, shares her NT heat story with us.
Even though we all know it is hot in Darwin, do we really understand what it feels like to live through it? Thank you, Ann, for sharing your NT heat experiences with us. Ann grew up in NSW but had visited the Northern Territory a number of times, so it wasn’t all totally new to…
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Lisa’s summer in a new build was even hotter than her old building.
Every day, community members share their heat stories with us, and generously allow us to share them with you. Hearing these stories empowers others to join us to work towards safer, cooler communities for all. We spoke to Lisa who has been living in a new public housing build this past summer on the NSW…
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Sweltering Cities partners with Sydney University on Heat Stress Scale App
Sweltering Cities working with The University of Sydney’s Heat and Health Research Incubator on their Heat Stress Scale project. Did you know that more people die from heat related issues than all other natural disasters combined? Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was a way to reduce loss of life and heat related illness and…
