Stephanie Pincetl in Popular Science

Summer’s right around the corner, but the heat is already on. From unrelenting sunshine to sizzling grills, feeling hot (and cooling down) are part of the daily grind now.  Stephanie Pincetl of UCLA’s Institute of Environment and Sustainability adds that it’s crucial that state, local & federal governments make funds available to people to retrofit their homes, &compensate property owners to keep more development from happening in high-risk wildfire areas.