It is called climate change, and it is expected to further expose the glaring gap between how the city lives and what it can sustain. As President Trump rolls back the country’s commitments on climate change, Phoenix is one of many cities facing daunting predictions of what lies ahead, and most have few resources with which to prepare. (Matt York / Associated Press) The mercury hit 120 degrees in Phoenix last summer. (Matt York / Associated Press) (Matt York/AP photo)Phoenix has taken steps to react to climate change — expanding public transit and bike lanes, replacing municipal fleets with electric vehicles, putting low-energy bulbs in streetlights and setting goals for reducing carbon emissions. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) (Carlos Chavez/The Arizona Republic)Yet increasing density and reducing carbon emissions are not necessarily the same as adapting to climate change.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 27, 2017 10:01 UTC