by Rebekah Guerra Day | Oct 1, 2024 | Events, Heat Relief, Newsletter, Resources
September is National Preparedness Month! We encourage all Angelenos to prepare with a solid plan for this heat wave and the rest of the Heat Season, which ends in mid-November, as well as for possible disasters or emergencies near our homes, businesses, and...
by Rebekah Guerra Day | Aug 8, 2024 | Events, Heat Relief, Newsletter, Resources
Heat is an escalating disaster, with more than a million people around the world dying every year as a result of being overexposed to heat, and even more die or are injured after hurricanes and wildfires during the heat season. While hurricanes and wildfires claim...
by Rebekah Guerra Day | Jul 2, 2024 | Events, Heat Relief, Newsletter, Resources
Heat Alert! Excessive Heat Warning for all areas of Los Angeles through July 8 The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning in the Los Angeles region. The City is opening the following augmented cooling centers, which will be open from Wednesday,...
by Rebekah Guerra Day | Jun 5, 2024 | Events, Heat Relief, Newsletter, Resources
Heat Season 2024 is expected to break record temperatures! We are expecting our first heat wave this week, but across the globe we are already witnessing devastating images of people and animals dying from extreme heat. Delhi in India reached 126 degrees, birds and...
by Rebekah Guerra Day | May 9, 2024 | Events, Heat Relief, Newsletter, Resources
Heat Season begins on Monday, June 3, 2024 for Los Angeles, as does our 2024 Heat Relief 4 LA Campaign. Our collective goals are to build awareness, reduce heat-related hospitalizations and deaths, and to let everyone know about the City resources available to help...
by Marta Segura | May 18, 2023 | Heat Relief, Resources
In the City of Los Angeles, we suffer from excessive air pollution, and extreme heat, and now LA has 6X the heatwaves we once did. With more exposure to hot, stagnated air pollution, and less time for our bodies to recover from our longer heat seasons and urban heat...
