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UC-Irvine: Mapping Urban Heat From Space Reveals Dangerous Inequities in LA Public Parks
April 08, 2026
IRVINE, California, April 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release:

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Mapping urban heat from space reveals dangerous inequities in LA public parks

UC Irvine study finds those in underserved communities can reach burn-risk temps

* More than a third of parks and recreational spaces in South Los Angeles hit or exceeded the human thermal pain threshold, while no parks in West Los Angeles did.

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