The Unfair Share of Shade in California's Central Valley
Researchers find that disadvantaged communities in Fresno are significantly sunnier and hotter than wealthier ones.
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Researchers find that disadvantaged communities in Fresno are significantly sunnier and hotter than wealthier ones.
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While most Californians are facing record high temperatures, not all communities are impacted equally.
Californians have endured a record-breaking heatwave this week, but research says that some communities are hit harder by its effects than others.
Sunset over Tucson, Arizona. (Wild Horizons/Universal Images Group/Getty Images) A recent study shows that poor and Latino neighborhoods in the Southwestern U.S. are hotter than wealthier, whiter neighborhoods in the same cities. In cities like Albuquerque, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Fresno, the temperature is on average 4 degrees warmer during average summer days and during heatwaves, according to research by the University of California, Davis and American University in Beirut. It’s a dangerous formula as the climate gets even hotter. Take Coachella Valley in Southern California, for example....