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Introduction
Introduction
Cooling centers and similar resources can mean the difference between life and death, especially for children, the elderly, anyone with disabilities, and especially for people without homes or shelter.
There are many ways we can keep our homes and neighborhoods cooler, but with the growing number and frequency of heatwaves, extreme weather and other issues that knock out power, communities need to provide and have access to cooling centers more now than ever.
Unfortunately it can be tricky to even know where our local cooling centers are, especially since some are only cooling centers during emergencies, and there may be inadequate broadcasting of this life-saving information.
This Page
This Page
This page is intended to help you find your closest local cooling center.
If you don't see any for your area, it may be because your region doesn't yet offer this type of service, and so it may be to everyone's benefit to advocate for such places, or else we may simply be missing the info for you area.
Please let us know on r/planeteerhandbook on reddit if there's anything we need to add.
If your community doesn't already have a cooling center, pressuring your local government to open one may help save many lives. Here is a PDF on Use Of Cooling Centers offered by the CDC.
Africa
Africa
South Africa
South Africa
Article explains how retrofitting buildings and converting unused city spaces could help reduce climate change impacts on the local population.
North America
North America
USA
USA
California
California Public Utilities Commission: Cooling Centers "A Cooling Center provides a place for you and your family to go to cool down during hot summer days."
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Cooling Centers Information and Resources
Colusa County: Libraries Open as Cooling Centers During Summer Hours
El Dorado County All libraries designated as cooling centers (hours may vary)
Fresno County: Cooling Centers scroll down to find listings.
Inyo County: County Services scroll down to find list of locations.
Madera County – Cooling Centers
Marin County – County Services
Mariposa County – County Services
Mendocino County – County Services
Merced County – Cooling Centers
Modoc County – County Services
Mono County – County Services
Monterey County – Cooling Centers
Napa County – County Services
Nevada County – County Services
Orange County – Cooling Centers
Plumas County – County Services
Placer County – County Services
Riverside County – Cooling Centers
Sacramento County – Cooling Centers
San Benito County – County Services
San Bernardino – Cooling Centers
San Francisco County – Cooling Centers
San Joaquin County – Cooling Centers
San Luis Obispo County – Cooling Centers
San Mateo County – Cooling Centers
Santa Barbara County – County Services
Santa Clara County – County Services
Santa Cruz County – County Services
Shasta County – County Services
Sierra County – Cooling Centers
Siskiyou County – County Services
Solano County – Cooling Centers
Sonoma County – Cooling Centers
Stanislaus County – Cooling Centers
Sutter County – County Services
Tehama County – Cooling Centers
Trinity County – County Services
Tulare County – Cooling Centers
Tuolumne County – County Services
Ventura County – County Services
Yolo County – Cooling Centers
Yuba County – Cooling Centers
Connecticut
211: Extreme Heat Cooling Centers (Interactive Map)
211ct: Swimming Facilities (Interactive Map)
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Daytime Cooling Centers/Aquatic Centers "A daytime cooling center is an air conditioned facility where residents can temporarily go during periods of extreme temperatures. Few to no services are provided beyond what is normally available in that location. Vulnerable populations such as children, seniors, and people with chronic conditions can benefit from time in an air conditioned facility during extreme heat periods. Free transportation to/from daytime cooling centers will be available during extreme heat incidents. Riders need to inform the driver they are going to or from a cooling center. Please visit the 2021 Daytime Cooling Centers page located under the Programs and Services tab of our website to see the cooling center locations in your area."
Massachusetts
Michigan
MI211 Search "Search our database of over 27,000 programs for Michiganders"
Minnesota
Minnesota 2-1-1 Search for “Extreme Heat Cooling Programs”
New Hampshire
New jersey
NJ Cooling Centers "View available cooling centers throughout the state."
New York
NYC Cool Options: Find a Location "When it's very hot, air conditioning will help keep you safe. If you don't have air conditioning, find a cool place to visit nearby, like a friend’s place, a mall, museum, coffee shop, library, or an NYC cooling center. When it's not scorching out but it's still hot, you can also cool off at parks, areas with shade, sprinklers, or pools."
Texas
Houston Office of Emergency Management: Extreme Heat: Cooling Centers "When the City of Houston is under a heat advisory, check for Cooling Centers here." Scroll to bottom of page for Interactive Map
Oceana
Oceana
Australia
Australia
Victoria: Cooler Places includes link so you can ask for local information on cool places.
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