PhoenixSerenity on Nostr: The #consequences of #heatwaves on #homeless people in #Canada are often ignored. ...

The #consequences of #heatwaves on #homeless people in #Canada are often ignored. “The same way we accept, as a #HumanRight , that people will have warmth and comfort in the winter, we have to start thinking about access to being cool in the summer,” said Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre of #ClimateAdaptation at the #UniversityOfWaterloo . 
Experts have even claimed that #ExtremeHeat is just as #dangerous for homeless people as extreme cold is during winters

https://www.fairplanet.org/editors-pick/how-the-record-heat-waves-are-affecting-canadas-homeless-population