Why Downtown Is Usually Hotter Than Surrounding Neighborhoods, And What We Can Do About It.
Elsewhere, you’ll see 102 degrees up in Burbank, and 94 degrees out in Echo Park.
Ban-Weiss added that, "Another reason is that cities generally don’t have a whole lot of vegetation.
The pledge came as part of a report—“the pLAn”—which suggests that the mayor’s goal is attainable if the city starts planting more trees and installing more "cool roofs" that absorb less heat.
“It’s a huge challenge.” Ban-Weiss, who’s a part of the city’s cool-down team, told the Times that the solution would likely require a multi-faceted approach.
As reported at Los Angeles Daily News, nearby residents said that the cooling effects could be felt within days.
Ten deg cooler on summer aft pic.twitter.com/UkwgosotyR — LA Street Services (@BSSLosAngeles) May 20, 2017 As Natasha Jenkins, director of communications at GuardTop (the company that produces the seal), told LAist, a newly sealed street will see a dramatic difference in surface temperature.
And, depending on the time of day, you can see anything from a 10 to 40 degree difference," said Jenkins.
Around schools, parks and community centers, we don’t expect as much wear," said Jenkins.
The office expects to have a more defined set of ideas by 2019.