# @ucirvine on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYnPY_AhIBH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65695827-ucirvine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-05-21T19:54:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UC Irvine (@ucirvine) — https://gondola.cc/ucirvine

## Caption

🥵🌳🛝 UC Irvine researchers mapped urban heat from space and uncovered a stark disparity across Los Angeles parks: more than a third of parks in South LA reached or exceeded the human thermal pain threshold, while none in West LA did.

Why the difference? South LA parks contained far more heat-retaining materials like artificial turf and concrete, while West LA parks were more likely to feature natural turf and vegetation.

Now, researchers have partnered with Communities for a Better Environment and the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust to develop community-led, nature-based solutions and infrastructure improvements to help address unequal urban heat exposure. 

Video description: Slides showing images, maps and illustrations of parks in West Los Angeles and South Los Angeles, with a focus on the use of heat-retaining materials in South LA parks, versus the use of natural turf and vegetation in West LA. 

💵 Supported by nasa funding. #SpeakUp4Science

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