My projects have always done all-sky measurements under all conditions because I'm concerned with the effects on wildlife, as well as interested in seeing the stars. For example, this paper --> iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... where we show the influence of the % clouds on illuminance.

Big thanks to @uclasustainablela.bsky.social at for funding the Heat Resilient LA project and @countyofla.bsky.social for their collaboration. end/

Put these papers together and when it comes to _outdoor_ exposure to extreme heat, you need to bring shade to the people where they are -- bus stops, parking lots, dropoff/pickup locations -- and similarly provide cooling locations close to where they are (minimize walking to get there). 7/

And: Space-time dynamics in hazard exposure analysis: smartphone locations show pedestrian routes are inflexible to extreme heat events. www.nature.com/articles/s44... 6/

This is part of our series of papers using 📱 smartphone data to understand extreme heat impacts in Los Angeles. See: Smartphone locations reveal patterns of cooling center use as a heat mitigation strategy 🧊 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 5/

Planners should focus shade for cooling in areas of greater convenience (i.e. along daily routes) during extreme heat. Invest in cooling centers, streetscapes, workplaces, and residential comfort. 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳 4/

People from socially vulnerable areas are more likely to visit parks in less vulnerable areas than vice versa. The higher quality parks in more wealthy areas are visited by people curating their environments through mobility. 🚋 🚗🚲 4/

Time of day and day of week are more important to park use than weather. But people do stay later in the evening at parks when it is super hot. 3/

Parks are used slightly less during extreme heat days than paired control days. Parks are good to reduce temperatures, but to alleviate heat in events but are used less when it is hot. Except the beach. People go to the beach in LA when it is very hot. 🏖️☀️🏄‍♀️ 2/

Justice Sotomayor, not mincing words, also says that today's decision will lead to the "creation of [] a second-class citizenship status" for Latinos, who now will have the burden to "carry enough documentation to prove that they deserve to walk freely."

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