PYROX
PYROX turns environmental heat fields into people-level exposure. It maps who is out in the heat, when, and how vulnerable they are — so the risk picture reflects real populations, not just weather stations.
Scientific detail
PYROX overlays gridded exposure fields from HESTIA with demographic, occupational and vulnerability data to produce zonal exposure–strain distributions. It links to physiological outputs from JOS-3 for individual-level risk translation and supports counterfactual scenario runs for reflective-canopy, cool-roof and reservoir interventions.
Related terms
HeatLens
MEER's browser-based platform for physiologically informed heat-risk assessment and climate adaptation.
HESTIA
MEER's scientific engine for high-resolution surface energy and thermal comfort modeling.
JOS-3
A validated multi-node human thermoregulation model used inside HeatLens.
Heat Stress
The thermal load a human body experiences from its environment.
Climate Adaptation
Actions that reduce harm from a changing climate here and now.
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Heat Resilience
MEER's work on heat resilience: physiological modeling with JOS-3, WBGT and UTCI measurement, HeatLens risk assessment, and community projects that protect the most exposed populations.
Measurement & Data
MEER's measurement stack: environmental sensors, physiological modeling (JOS-3), HeatLens risk assessment, and the data that grounds every deployment.