Edith de Guzman research featured in The Daily Bruin: Study finds planting trees, employing reflective surfaces could save LA lives

It is important to take actions, such as those described in the study, at the local level, said Edith de Guzman, a co-author of the study and a doctoral student at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, in an emailed statement. The global scale of climate change can be intimidating, but the effects of it are experienced locally through extreme weather events, such as heat waves, and can be mitigated at the local level, she added.