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>>The average summer high in LA was in the mid 70s during the 1950s. Now it’s in the high 80s and sometimes hits 100+. 10 degrees plus in changes over a few de
by onetimemanytime 7y ago
>>The average summer high in LA was in the mid 70s during the 1950s. Now it’s in the high 80s and sometimes hits 100+.
10 degrees plus in changes over a few decades?
- jdhn 7y agoI bet it's due to the heat island effect due to the proliferation of roads and parking lots.
- onetimemanytime 7y agoThat I can see. No shade + concrete is a nightmare. Plus wind is probably limited due to buildings.
- newnewpdro 7y agoAll those internal combustion engines filling the congested LA roads aren't exactly cooling the place down either. More of the energy from the fuel is lost to heat out the radiator and tail pipe than goes towards propulsion.
- _eht 7y agoThat is something really interesting that I never connected the dots on. Thank you.