Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Mapping urban heat from space reveals dangerous inequities in LA public parks

A new study has found that public parks in underserved areas of Los Angeles can reach dangerously high temperatures, in some cases hot enough to cause pain or burns, because of the materials used to build them. The differences stem largely from what parks are made of.

Mapping urban heat from space reveals dangerous inequities in LA public parks
Image: Phys.org
A new study has found that public parks in underserved areas of Los Angeles can reach dangerously high temperatures, in some cases hot enough to cause pain or burns, because of the materials used to build them. The differences stem largely from what parks are made of.

Originally published at Phys.org

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