Noam Rosenthal says with climate change more Californians are exposed to heat hazards | Sustainable LA Grand Challenge

Katerina Jowid
September 02, 2022
SLAGC News and Events

Publication: L.A. Times

UCLA Expert: Noam Rosenthal: PhD candidate, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsis: Heat waves are making L.A. firefighters sick. A study led by UCLA researchers found that the number of Californians exposed to the “multi-hazards” of heat and wildfire smoke is growing with climate change.

UCLA News: “Climate change is going to be increasing the intensity, the frequency and the duration of heat waves,” Rosenthal said. “It’s going to result in an increase in vapor pressure deficit — things are going to get drier — [and] increase in fire ignition.”