A CBC News data analysis shows that immigrants and people with low income are most likely to live in the hottest urban areas.
When your weather app tells you it's going to be a hot day, you might think it'll be a hot day for everyone in your city.
This is why CBC News used satellite imagery to pinpoint the areas with the hottest land surface temperatures across the biggest Canadian cities. This estimated temperature captured from space differs from the air temperature logged by weather stations. But according to experts, the two are related: when the surface temperature is high, the air temperature is expected to be high as well.You can swipe between cities at any time with the left and right arrows or with your keyboard.
We found something else, too: the more immigrants, the hotter the area. Again, this is mostly true for the biggest cities, where many newcomers live. "This is evidence that there is injustice in who will be more vulnerable to climate change. Some people are fortunate to live in cooler parts of the cities that will be able to mitigate these heat waves in the future. And others aren't."She adds that low-income residents living in the hottest areas are also the population group with fewer means to adapt, like buying an air conditioner. According to Statistics Canada, in 2019, six out of 10 households had a cooling unit.
"It would again reinforce who lives in the green areas," said Richmond."We need to implement social and housing policies that go hand in hand with greening policies. For example, [a rule saying] you couldn't immediately increase the rent after transforming a neighbourhood." Unequal access to shade means marginalized neighbourhoods are more vulnerable to heat. Here’s how Canadian cities can save lives
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