“…For instance, low-income residents of urban heat islands are more susceptible to heat-related morbidity and mortality due to increased temperatures, lack of tree cover and green space, low socioeconomic status, lack of material resources, and low saturation of air conditioning (AC) [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ]. Heat waves and rising temperatures have also been linked to increased negative emotions and stress [ 14 , 15 , 16 ], hospitalizations for mood and behavioral disorders [ 17 ], mortality in patients with mental and behavioral health disorders [ 18 , 19 ], and increased rates of suicide [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ] and homicide [ 24 , 25 ].…”