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Sierra Club adviser urges Wilmington to plan for extreme heat — cooling centers, canopy and local response needed
Summary
Marissa McClinton of the Sierra Club Delaware told the City Council committee that extreme heat is becoming more frequent and deadlier, highlighted urban heat disparities within Wilmington and urged the city to map cooling centers, expand tree canopy and coordinate an extreme-heat response with community groups and health providers.
Marissa McClinton, environmental justice associate organizer for the Sierra Club’s Delaware chapter, told the Wilmington City Council Health, Environmental, Aging, and Disabilities Committee on Jan. 22 that extreme heat is a growing public-health threat and urged local planning to reduce heat-related illness and deaths.
McClinton said the state’s primary emission sources — electricity generation and transportation — drive climate change and that Wilmington already faces three core climate risks: more intense rainfall, rising sea level, and more frequent and intense heat. She told the committee, “Extreme heat is the deadliest impact of climate change,” and described how heat waves, urban…
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