Dr. Larissa Larsen’s was quoted in the Washington Post about impacts of extreme heat in Detroit.

Roughly a third of the city’s residents live in homes that are 80 years or older, said Larissa Larsen, professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Michigan. Those homes can become heat traps during hot stretches because they lack proper insulation and newer windows. Some of the homes are made of brick, which absorbs heat during the day and radiates it in the evening instead of allowing the home to cool down.