Work crews sprayed a high tech, heat-resistant coating over the playground at James Workman Middle School in Cathedral City. It's an infrared reflective ceramic surface, similar to what was used on ...

As heat waves become more intense and frequent with climate change, cities across Southern California and the Southwest have been trying to ramp up heat protections, such as more shade and cooling ...

A public-private research initiative in Pacoima, Calif., a Los Angeles section, is testing a new type of maintenance pavement coating across roads and hardscapes to improve longevity and mitigate ...

Extreme heat is the deadliest natural hazard in the United States. Between 1992 and 2021, it killed an average of 148 people every year. In the same 30-year period, floods killed about 88 annually ...