How US cities are scrambling to protect people from extreme heat

Posted on AllSides August 20th, 2019
From The Left
climate change, US cities

With cities facing both rapid growth and radical, permanent climate change, urban authorities are faced with an increasingly vulnerable population

On a sweltering summer day in Washington, DC, Judy Williams pulls up to a homeless day center to fill her van with bottled water.

The homeless outreach coordinatoris headed to the spots where she knows she’ll find people who are living outside.

“I’ll make sure they’re not lying down on the ground, and tap their feet for a response,” Williams said.

Inside the center, a few dozen people hide from...

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https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/aug/20/how-us-cities-are-scrambling-to-protect-people-from-extreme-heat

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