L.A. Is Rolling Out 3,000 Bus Shelters to Help Protect Riders From Extreme Heat

L.A. is rolling out 3,000 bus shelters to help protect riders from extreme heat

Temperatures in Los Angeles continue to rise—the number of annual extreme heat days has tripled over the past century, and average summer temperatures have increased more than one degree Fahrenheit in the past 20 years. To provide some relief from the sun, StreetsLA is deploying 3,000 bus shelters across some of the highest-ridership areas in L.A. Some of the city’s most vulnerable communities live in these neighborhoods and yet green space with…

Extreme Heat Causes Deaths and Strains Health Systems, Compounding Dangers. Here’s What Can Be Done.

For tens of thousands of salt workers laboring in the deserts of Gujarat – a state in India – each year, employment was already hazardous. These workers, many of them women, spend eight to nine months of the year harvesting and preparing salt for purchase, migrating from village life to work long hours in the open air, in heat that often exceeds 120 degrees Fahrenheit. The work is high-risk even at the best of times, often heading to injury, min…