Letters to the Editor: Extreme Heat on Los Angeles Public School Campuses Must Be Urgently Addressed

Letters to the Editor: Extreme heat on Los Angeles public school campuses must be urgently addressed

'We are starting to see the positive impacts of bringing green spaces to our campuses, but so many of our schools are still intensely hot,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Heat threatens urban life, cities must act, warns World Bank report

Cities can increase green cover and early warning systems to retrofitting infrastructure with heat-tolerant materials, but long-term resilience demands political will.

It's Time for NYC to Appoint a Heat Czar - City Limits

“Heat is an infrastructure problem, an economic problem, a policy problem, a community problem, and a health problem. It requires a coordinated approach on all these fronts.” An open fire hydrant in Brooklyn during a heat wave. (Photo by Jeanmarie Evelly) New York summers are hot. On average, the city annually weathers 17 days with temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit. But climate change is heating our planet at an alarming rate, making our …

As the nations lag on climate action, cities across the world step up

A new report documents how local communities are becoming more livable and sustainable.

Six Reasons Why Urban Adaptation Finance Falls Short in the Global South

Cities are on the frontlines of the climate crisis. While the need for urban adaptation is growing, funding remains alarmingly low. Hamza Abdullah and Alastair Mayes from CCFLA reveal why finance isn’t flowing—and what can be done to close the gap. Der Beitrag Six Reasons Why Urban Adaptation Finance Is Falling Short in the Global South erschien zuerst auf Urbanet.

Heatwaves expose class faultlines

As heatwaves grow more frequent and intense, their unequal impact on city dwellers is raising concern, especially in densely built, low-income neighborhoods.