Heat is the deadliest aspect of climate change. It's turning some underserved LA neighborhoods red hot
Listen 45 min Watts Towers in Los Angeles in June. Photo by Shutterstock. “Heat is a silent and largely invisible killer. It is, in fact, actually the deadliest of all weather-related disasters combined,” says Edith de Guzman, co-founder of the LA Cooling Collaborative. She says, “I like to think of the image of a kid with a magnifying glass concentrating the sun into one area while surrounding areas remain untouched.” It’s no accident that some local neighborhoods are turning into “urban heat islands,” according to Henri...
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