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In 2020, researchers at Houston Advanced Research Center worked with community groups to map Houston's hot spots. About 80 volunteers drove within a 300-mile radius carrying instruments to collect temperature, humidity and location data. (Courtesy of HARC)
In 2020, researchers at Houston Advanced Research Center worked with community groups to map Houston's hot spots. About 80 volunteers drove within a 300-mile radius carrying instruments to collect temperature, humidity and location data. (Courtesy of