Edith de Guzman

Researcher, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, UCLA; Los Angeles Urban Cooling Collaborative

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Researcher at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA and Los Angeles Urban Cooling Collaborative

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Redlining and other forms of discrimination have turned LA’s Black and Brown neighborhoods into “urban heat islands” that are especially vulnerable to climate change.

In Our Backyard No. 3: Heat is the deadliest aspect of climate change. It’s turning some underserved LA neighborhoods red hot

Redlining and other forms of discrimination have turned LA’s Black and Brown neighborhoods into “urban heat islands” that are especially vulnerable to climate change.

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