This three-part series on heat islands in D.C. was supported with funds from the Pulitzer Center, the Fund for Investigative Journalism, and Spotlight DC.

Cooling D.C. Requires Thinking About Who’s Most Vulnerable to Heat

Summer Heat Can Lead to Adverse Health Reactions for Residents Across D.C.

Temperatures in D.C.’s Heat Islands, Can Register Ten to Twenty Degrees Hotter Than in Leafy Neighborhoods

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