Edith De Guzman on the critical role of air conditioning during unprecedented heat waves | Sustainable LA Grand Challenge

Katerina Jowid
July 15, 2022
SLAGC News and Events

Publication: Wired

UCLA Expert: Edith De Guzman: Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability; Director and Co-founder, Los Angeles Urban Cooling Collaborative

Synopsis: With the increase of heat waves around America, states need to be prepared with precautionary power grids.

UCLA News: “AC is really critical — it’s absolutely lifesaving,” said De Guzman. “We’re entering into an unprecedented period: Not only is the frequency of heat waves increasing, but the intensity, of course, is also increasing.”