Enter email address Sign Me Up You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Also of concern is flooding — a hazard that is easy to forget amid L.A.'s extreme heat and droughts. Because of that unique topography, “you have to look at the impacts of climate change in Los Angeles almost neighborhood by neighborhood,” Parfrey said. There are “significant policy gaps in protecting communities from extreme heat,” said Nurit Katz, chief sustainability officer at UCLA. Eliminating oil drilling and continuing to invest in renewable energies are critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 12, 2021 19:19 UTC