{"id":2003,"date":"2025-08-01T22:58:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T22:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2003"},"modified":"2025-10-20T19:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T19:17:11","slug":"ahead-of-olympics-shadela-to-expand-shade-across-city","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/public-exchange.org\/usc\/news\/ahead-of-olympics-shadela-to-expand-shade-across-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahead of Olympics, ShadeLA to expand shade across city"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-light-gray has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-82641648 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-style-light-gray--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-default tribe-news-single-overline\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><span class=\"is-color-blue\">News<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>L.A. Times<\/span><span class=\"separator\"> | <\/span><span>August 2025<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<h1 style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Ahead of Olympics, ShadeLA to expand shade across city<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--2\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">Research shows shaded areas can have a \u201cheat burden\u201d \u2014 a combined measure of temperature, humidity and wind \u2014&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-023-02311-3#Echobox=1690367167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>up to 35\u201370\u2009<\/u><u>degrees less<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;than nearby sun-exposed areas. Quality shade can also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/9577442\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>reduce UV radiation exposure by up to 75%<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;and help prevent up to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00484-024-02688-4#Abs1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>50% of emergency-room visits during heat events<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-large is-style-large--3\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">With the 2028 Olympics and other global events set for L.A. on the horizon, a coalition of universities, nonprofits and local agencies has launched&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/shade-la.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>ShadeLA<\/u><\/a>, an initiative to expand cooling infrastructure across the city.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outlined tribe-button-has-icon is-style-outlined--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/environment\/story\/2025-08-01\/2028-olympics-los-angeles-launches-shadela-to-expand-shade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read full article in the L.A. 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Times | August 2025 Research shows shaded areas can have a \u201cheat burden\u201d \u2014 a combined measure of temperature, humidity and wind \u2014&nbsp;up to 35\u201370\u2009degrees less&nbsp;than nearby sun-exposed areas. Quality shade can also&nbsp;reduce UV radiation exposure by up to 75%&nbsp;and help prevent up to&nbsp;50% of emergency-room visits during heat events. 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