CelloMom On Cars on Nostr: A cautionary tale and a warning for other cities' future heat disasters: "What truly ...
A cautionary tale and a warning for other cities' future heat disasters:
"What truly makes #Phoenix’s slow-motion heat disaster so deadly is the government’s struggle to protect vulnerable citizens.
People experiencing #homelessness made up 45% of the county’s heat-related deaths last year.
And none of the 156 people who died indoors last year had functioning air conditioning. In 85% of those cases, AC units were present but broken."
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-05-29/phoenix-is-facing-a-deadly-hurricane-katrina-of-heat-spurred-by-climate-change
"What truly makes #Phoenix’s slow-motion heat disaster so deadly is the government’s struggle to protect vulnerable citizens.
People experiencing #homelessness made up 45% of the county’s heat-related deaths last year.
And none of the 156 people who died indoors last year had functioning air conditioning. In 85% of those cases, AC units were present but broken."
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-05-29/phoenix-is-facing-a-deadly-hurricane-katrina-of-heat-spurred-by-climate-change