The city of Los Angeles is known for its wide, sandy beaches, mild temperatures, and lack of humidity.
The combination of cool winters and warm summers sets it apart from almost every other city in the nation.
"Los Angeles is a hedonist’s paradise," Matthew Kahn wrote in his 2010 book "Climatopolis."
But rising temperatures are already putting that paradise at risk.
"Climate change will likely degrade LA’s ideal climate," wrote Kahn. "In the future LA’s climate will look like Jacksonville, Florida’s, climate today."
Sea level rise also threatens LA county's famous beaches, piers, and boardwalks, which attracted almost 41 million tourists who accounted for more than $16 billion in expenditures in 2012, according to a study by the University of Southern California Sea Program.
We've outlined some of the most significant effects of climate change today and how this will affect the LA region in the future.
Los Angeles County, which includes the city of Los Angeles, covers a land area of 4,000 square miles (shown in red). It stretches north along the coast past Malibu, south to include Long Beach, and includes two islands, 88 cities, and Angeles National Forest.
Los Angeles County is home to about 10 million people, making it among the most populated counties in the U.S.
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Los Angeles is known for its mild weather and year-round pleasant temperatures. It has warm winters with a January average of 59 degrees F and cool summers with an average July temperature of 73 degrees F.
Source: Los Angeles Almanac
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