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"Western Heat Wave Threatens Health In Vulnerable Communities"

"The record-breaking temperatures this week are a weather emergency, scientists and health care experts say, with heat responsible for more deaths in the U.S. than all other natural disasters combined. With more frequent and intense heat waves likely because of climate change and the worst drought in modern history, they say communities must better protect the vulnerable, like homeless people and those who live in ethnically and racially diverse low-income neighborhoods."

Source: AP, 06/21/2021

"Historic Heat Wave Expands Across California, Wildfire Risk Builds"

"The record-breaking heat wave roasting the West is expanding its grip on Thursday, with the focus of the triple-digit heat shifting into California — particularly the Central Valley and desert regions."

Source: Axios, 06/18/2021

"Sizzling Heat Wave Blankets U.S. Southwest For Third Day"

"Much of the western United States baked for a third day on Wednesday under a punishing heat wave that has set temperature records, prompted health warnings and strained power grids."

Source: Reuters, 06/17/2021

As Climate Emergency Grows, Farmworkers Lack Protection from Deadly Heat

"Two new reports draw attention to the scant laws safeguarding farmworkers’ health, including from worsening extreme heat."

Source: Civil Eats, 06/16/2021

"Study Blames Climate Change For 37% Of Global Heat Deaths"

"More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate the human cost of climate change."

Source: AP, 06/01/2021

"People Of Color More Exposed To Heat Islands, Study Finds"

"In nearly every major city in the U.S., people of color are exposed to more extreme urban heat than white people, a new study found."

Source: AP, 05/26/2021

"Protecting Workers Exposed To Oregon’s Heat Waves And Wildfire Smoke"

"Oregon is considering ways to protect workers required to labor in extreme weather conditions, which are becoming more common in this age of climate change."

Source: OPB, 05/18/2021

"U.S. Has Entered Unprecedented Climate Territory, EPA Warns"

"For years, President Donald Trump and his deputies played down the impact of greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels and delayed the release of an Environmental Protection Agency report detailing climate-related damage. But on Wednesday, the EPA released a detailed and disturbing account of the startling changes that Earth’s warming had on parts of the United States during Trump’s presidency."

Source: Washington Post, 05/13/2021

"Facing Rising Temperatures, Miami Appoints Chief Heat Officer"

"Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava (D) recently announced the county was creating a first-of-its-kind position — chief heat officer."

Source: Washington Post, 05/12/2021

"A Growing Summertime Risk for Cities: Power Failures During Heat Waves"

"The growing risk of overlapping heat waves and power failures poses a severe threat that major American cities are not prepared for, new research suggests."

Source: NYTimes, 05/04/2021

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