A city block just behind the industrial waterfront in Chelsea is typical for urban heat islands across the U.S. Nearly every foot is covered by a roof or pavement. There’s a Boys & Girls Club at one ...
Boston — For Arwa Ait-Chaib and her mother, Wafa El Hidar, summertime in Chelsea, Massachusetts, means trying to beat the heat. "There are always some days that I feel like we live in the middle of ...
A single block in Chelsea, Mass., may offer a template for cities looking at what works — or doesn't — to cope with longer, hotter summers because of the warming climate. WBUR's Martha Bebinger takes ...
A single block in Chelsea, Mass., may offer a template for cities looking at what works — or doesn't — to cope with longer, hotter summers because of the warming climate. Cities struggling with longer ...
"There are always some days that I feel like we live in the middle of the Sahara desert," Ait-Chaib said. Their Chelsea neighborhood, located just across the river from Boston, offers little shade.