Opinion: Her first L.A. summer with AC, and a chilly response

To the editor: This opinion piece is a little too light and a little too cute.

(“My first L.A. summer with AC,” Opinion, Aug. 7)

I don’t joke about Katrina, Sandy or climate change. Climate-related deaths are happening routinely. Who can miss the climate-induced deluges that destroy towns and lives? True, a lot of people are using their AC more now than ever before, but it’s a reason for us to pay attention to the problem and demand action in Washington.

Now there’s an Op-Ed we need.

Farrah Hedayati, Costa Mesa

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To the editor: To the writer who has been in the Southland for three years: I live in West Los Angeles, where the indoor temperature of my house during the heatwave of the recent weeks never went over the low 80s.

Ted Wu, West Los Angeles

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