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🧵Imagine: Its the middle of #June and the first #heatwave has already hit. It's so hot outside that when you open your window, it feels more like opening an oven door on full blast and when the sun touches your skin it has no mercy... 👇

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25 June

...You stay inside forever, as the #hotsummers are getting hotter, we need to be thinking in practical adaptations that are accessible for everyone... ⬇️

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One major help might come in the form of an #opensource app created by @heigit.org called #shaded. The #app identifies #heatstress along a route and suggests alternative paths that lead through parks and shaded areas. Full article:

en.reset.orgShady Routes in Times of Climate Crisis: How a Routing App Protects Against Heat StressIn Heidelberg and Worms, the shaded.ors app is already helping people navigate the shade. However, HeiGIT’s routing application can also be adapted for use in other cities – and has the potential to become an important tool for climate adaptation.

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