National Geographic Creativeさんのインスタグラム写真 - (National Geographic CreativeInstagram)「Photos by Elliot Ross @elliotstudio / In Los Angeles, and in many other American cities, researchers led by Jeremy Hoffman at The Science Museum of Virginia, are finding a direct correlation between the historic practice of redlining and a significant increase in surface temperatures that residents face in day to day life. Tree cover and the essential shade it provides is one critical factor that results in this heat disparity. With extreme temperatures set to take off in the coming decades, it’s important to recognize that heat related fatalities will disproportionately impact minority and lower income neighborhoods across the United States. Take a look at these two aerials shot last week. · Photo no. 1 - Here we’re above the formerly redlined neighborhood of Wellington Heights near downtown that has a low tree canopy coverage at 5 percent and has a minority population of 99%. This area, as with many formerly redlined zones, was subjected to large infrastructural projects - in this case the Pomona Freeway. · Photo no. 2 - This was taken above the formerly “A” graded neighborhood of Los Feliz that has a leafy tree canopy with 15 percent cover. These hills above downtown are very affluent and have a low minority population. · Taken on assignment for @natgeo」11月18日 2時48分