Historic racial covenants in property deeds linked to disparities in exposure to dangerous heat
The top maps show areas with historic racial covenants (light gray areas, left) and the risk ratings for mortgage lending (green represents the areas with the least risk and red represents the areas with the most risk, center) for Minneapolis and its inner-ring suburbs. The top right plot shows the percentage of white residents in each of those areas. The bottom maps show the surface temperatures compared to the study area average, with blue indicating…