The problem
Heatwaves kill quietly, and vulnerable people do not know when risk peaks or where to find relief.
What to build
Build a service that combines forecasts and local data to issue neighbourhood-level warnings and show nearby cooling spots.
Success looks like
Warnings delivered in local languages through SMS, with a map of cooling points that volunteers can keep updated.
Suggested technologies
- Weather APIs
- Risk indexing
- SMS alerts
- Geospatial UI
- Crowd-sourced updates
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