NOAA, in partnership with CAPA Strategies, developed a process for cities to conduct volunteer-based, community science field campaigns to map and understand how heat is distributed in their communities. The data collected from these campaigns is being used to inform community decisions to mitigate heat risk and support heat planning, preparedness, and response.

Presenter

Morgan Zabow

Morgan Zabow is the Community Heat and Health Program Manager with NOAA's Climate Program Office. In this role, she co-leads an interagency heat communications team, which includes large scale federal social media campaigns and creating infographics and messaging for heat preparedness. She also leads NOAA’s community science Urban Heat Island mapping campaigns, where she works with community members and organizations across the country and internationally to map the hottest parts of their communities in hopes of implementing solutions for those who are most disproportionately impacted by heat. Morgan has a Masters of Public Health in Environmental Health from Emory University, and a Bachelors of Science from the University of Georgia.