ASU working on solutions to combat deadly heat events

"In Maricopa County, mobile home residents are six to eight times more likely to die from heat-related causes when compared to people living in any other type of housing." This video is the story of how Arizona State University discovered this gap and are working with partners to change it.

Reasons why this community is so vulnerable:

• Most mobile home parks are covered in heat-absorbing concrete with little shade, and it can be up to 40C or 105F indoors during a heatwave.
  
• The older model homes are often poorly insulated, and many residents frequently can’t afford their utility bills.
  
• Since they don’t own the land, residents aren’t allowed to plant trees or put in grass to cool the area, and they’re typically not eligible for utility assistance when they pay their landlord for power.