UArizona researchers awarded $3.5M to fight extreme heat
University of Arizona researchers have received $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the challenges that increasingly extreme weather pose to some of Arizona's largest cities. Their findings will help inform policy decisions that could make cities more resilient to climate change.
The research is part of a larger Department of Energy project, called the Southwest Urban Corridor Integrated Field Laboratory, or SW-IFL, announced Monday. In addition to UArizona, the laboratory will include research teams from Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University. Together, they will study climate in the Sun Corridor, a swath of the state that includes the urban areas of Prescott, Phoenix and Tucson. The laboratory's research will also extend to the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona, and areas near the U.S.-Mexico border.
SWEHSC member, Dr. Chris Lim, is part of this team of researchers.