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July 12, 2016 by Kathleen Culliton

Harlem Heat Project Puts Sensors in Field

The Harlem Heat Ambassadors received training in how to use their brand new heat sensors at the WEACT offices in Harlem on Saturday. (Kathleen Culliton)

Tiny sensors were handed out at a workshop Saturday, where Harlem residents volunteered as citizen scientists to gather indoor heat measurements this summer. (Kathleen Culliton)

The Harlem Heat Project placed its first batch of its heat index sensors in the field on Saturday, when journalists, scientists and Harlem residents serving as citizen scientists gathered at the headquarters of the project’s community partner WE ACT to share insights about the problems of urban heat, and to receive training on how to use the DIY sensors.

The handoff of the sensors. We’ve begun! #harlemheatproject @AdaptNY @WNYC @iseechange pic.twitter.com/o8JCqJy568

— Kathleen Culliton (@K_Culliton) July 9, 2016

Throughout the summer, AdaptNY and its media partners WNYC and iSeeChange will investigate how the urban heat island effect affects Harlem residents, providing them a platform to tell their stories and the tools to collect their own data.

The news partnership’s reporters, scientists and data-miners will be working with residents, dubbed ambassadors for their role in seeking out additional Harlem participants, to find out just how hot it is in indoor Harlem residences lacking air conditioning.

#harlemheatproject ambassador Michele Holmes said her apt is so hot,”My heart pounds, I feel nausea.You just suffer.” pic.twitter.com/MUZJbiXLmL

— Kathleen Culliton (@K_Culliton) July 9, 2016

At the workshop, each of 15 ambassadors received a mini-sensor, designed and built by WNYC’s Data News Editor John Keefe, which they will place inside their Harlem homes.

.@wnyc editor @jkeefe made our sensors with his own hands! “It’s total beta” @AdaptNY @iseechange #harlemheatproject pic.twitter.com/3Kp2oyyotL

— Kathleen Culliton (@K_Culliton) July 9, 2016

The sensors measure the time, heat and humidity every 15 minutes and log that data onto a microchip. When the chip gets filled up, the ambassadors will send in their data, which the project team will analyze and share publicly.

The workshop also gave AdaptNY editors and the rest of the team an opportunity to meet the project ambassadors and find out why extreme heat was a problem that mattered to them. For some people, like Emily Hills, it was about justice. 

#harlemheatproject Emily Hills said it’s about fairness: “low income areas don’t have access to help to cool down.” pic.twitter.com/KHeXFmpNNx

— Kathleen Culliton (@K_Culliton) July 9, 2016

But for others, extreme heat is personal.

#harlemheatproject ambassador Anthony says he’s worried abt #extremeheat because he takes care of a newborn. @AdaptNY @iseechange

— Kathleen Culliton (@K_Culliton) July 9, 2016

#harlemheatproject ambassador Flora from WashHeights said she turns the AC on for her baby. @AdaptNY @iseechange pic.twitter.com/QCCM88Jsne

— Kathleen Culliton (@K_Culliton) July 9, 2016

“I have a lot of elderly neighbors, they can’t afford to run AC” said #harlemheatproject ambassador Shaun abt why #extremeheat concerns him.

— Kathleen Culliton (@K_Culliton) July 9, 2016

We’ll be telling our ambassador’s stories here at AdaptNY, on WNYC and through iSeeChange all summer long. Stay tuned.

.@adaptny editor @AAdamGlenn to #harlemheatproject ambassadors: “Now we’re all part of a team.”

— Kathleen Culliton (@K_Culliton) July 9, 2016

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