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Understanding Urban Heat Islands And Impacts, Darbi Berry, Nicole Fassina, A-Bel Gong
Understanding Urban Heat Islands And Impacts, Darbi Berry, Nicole Fassina, A-Bel Gong
San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative
Urban heat islands play a large role in aggravating climate impacts on water, electricity, and air pollutants, and affect vulnerable communities disproportionately. This blog calls onto historical redlining and disinvestment and urban development as direct contributors of socioeconomic disparities and includes a case study of one of our region’s most vulnerable communities.
Water And Agriculture In The San Diego Region, Olivia Frigyes, Darbi Berry, A-Bel Gong
Water And Agriculture In The San Diego Region, Olivia Frigyes, Darbi Berry, A-Bel Gong
San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative
The San Diego region is susceptible to drought with little annual precipitation. The rising temperature and changing precipitation is expected to affect the agriculture economy. Classified as having a mediterranean climate, San Diego has hot, dry summers and cooler, wet winters. In this blog, learn about how San Diego's climate shapes its agricultural communities' reliance on water supply.
Understanding Binational Water Scarcity, Avery Aquino, Darbi Berry
Understanding Binational Water Scarcity, Avery Aquino, Darbi Berry
San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative
Water scarcity has become a growing concern in many regions around the world, including the San Diego, CA and Tijuana, MX border region Water is a valuable resource that sustains all life on earth, and the San Diego/Tijuana border region is no exception. With increasing population growth, urbanization, and changing climate patterns on both sides of the border, the demand for water resources has significantly outstripped its availability in this region. As a result, it has become essential tounderstand the extent and impacts of water scarcity, and to develop innovative and sustainable solutions that can mitigate its effects.