The Color of Climate

Why Record Heat Waves Are Especially Dangerous When You’re Black and Poor

Extreme heat threatens us all — but some people more than others

Two men play a game of chess behind a building in Leimert Park while enduring a heat wave sweeping through the Southland on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Jason Armond/Getty Images

This is The Color of Climate, a weekly column from OneZero exploring how climate change and other environmental issues uniquely impact the future of communities of color.