Will There Be More Heat Waves in LA for the Rest of the Summer? Climate Change Expert From Cal State LA Available for Interviews

This week, the National Weather Service predicts that Southern California will experience highs in the 80s for most regions. Will there be more heat waves expected for the rest of the summer?

Cal State LA Geosciences Professor Steve LaDochy is a climatologist and meteorologist, with special interests in thunderstorm phenomena and synoptic climatology. He also conducts research in air pollution, weather forecasting, lightning and urban climates. An expert on the West Coast climatic phenomenon known as "June gloom," his collaborative work with NASA/JPL on the Pacific Ocean’s effect on West Coast climate uses over 50 years of data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Center for Environmental Prediction. He coauthored a research article, “Los Angeles’ Relocation Impacts Climatic and Weather Records,” with Cal State LA Professor Pedro Ramirez and Bill Patzert of JPL (The California Geographer, 2016).