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The Climate Divide: Un podcast sobre el calor y la desigualdad en Washington DC (en español)

Este podcast explora cómo el legado de las líneas rojas y otras formas de discriminación en la vivienda han llevado a la falta de espacios verdes en algunos vecindarios de D.C. Estos bloques urbanos, que están densamente poblados, pueden ser hasta 20 grados más cálidos que los barrios históricamente más adinerados del Distrito.

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The Climate Divide: Un podcast sobre el calor y la desigualdad en Washington DC (en español)

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