BBC Reel: The heat gap dividing a major US city [featuring ECMS-I Green Ambassadors Teacher, Ms. Tashanda Giles-Jones]
As in many US towns, historic disinvestment in certain areas of Los Angeles have created a ‘heat gap’ within the city. Poorer neighbourhoods experience higher temperatures due to a lack of tree cover, vegetation and shade. The city and several nonprofits are now trying to close the gap through a variety of urban programmes. Video…