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Molly Peterson

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Environment

What you need to know about LA’s urban heat problem

Environment

LA can get hot. Really hot. Some of the heat comes from the landscape itself: the “urban heat island” effect renders this concrete jungle almost six degrees hotter than the…

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Sep 05, 2017 By Molly Peterson
 
Environment

As temperatures rise, so do the hidden dangers of urban heat

Environment

If heat is the enemy, Marcela Herrera thought she was ready for battle last summer at her family’s north Los Angeles apartment. Old air conditioner units chugged away on windows…

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Sep 05, 2017 By Molly Peterson

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