Jeremy Hoffman

Chief Scientist, Science Museum of Virginia

Chief Scientist at Science Museum of Virginia

Jeremy Hoffman on KCRW

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

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