Extreme heat
Hot or Not? World Cup edition
Two experts evaluate the shade interventions at this summer's tournament
How FIFA privatized your public pool
This isn't like rebranding a soccer field for the weekend. When it gets hot, Angelenos rely on pools to survive
Cool streets
Paris's school streets are effectively sculpting out instant parks in the locations where they'll provide immense public health benefits to the city's most vulnerable populations
It's a marathon, not a sprint
When you've committed to holding a Summer Olympics, a marathon route becomes a guaranteed death march
How to fix LA's park crisis with one weird trick
In the Trust for Public Land's 2024 report, the city of Los Angeles's parks rank 88th out of 100 U.S. cities. That's correct: 88th
The Olympics are literally a disaster
It's less like a football game and more like a major earthquake
Fair weather
Learning how the LA County Fair took heat seriously is a warning for other megaevents planned during Southern California's increasingly dangerous summers