Sweltering Cities and the risks of Heatwaves

Earth Matters speaks with Sweltering Cities, a campaign in Sydney and Melbourne seeking  to empower communities experiencing extreme heat by lifting up stories of lived experience and building community organizing campaigns around local impacts and public health.  Earth Matters speaks with Executive Director of the campaign, Emma Bacon on the data surrounding heatwaves and the need for an intersectional community led response to cooling our cities as we prepare for summer.  Sweltering Cities can be found at: https://swelteringcities.org/