Katherine Idziorek interviewed for ‘ Doors open, fans on, trees to come: Charlotte’s heat plan in action’

Source: WFAE

Idziorek, a professor of urban studies who leads the Urban Heat Mappers team at UNC Charlotte, said, “Expanding the number and distribution of cooling centers that we have, making sure that everybody has access to a free, accessible space that has cooling, especially if they don’t have it in their home or if their cooling is unreliable, is really important.”

Read more at https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2025-07-01/doors-open-fans-on-trees-to-come-charlottes-heat-plan-in-action.