Phoenix: Hundreds of homeless die in extreme heat
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By ANITA SNOW
yesterday


PHOENIX (AP) —

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in the hottest big city in America, thousands of homeless people swelter as the summer’s triple digit temperatures arrive.

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A heat wave earlier this month brought temperatures of up to 114 degrees (45.5 Celsius) - and it’s only June.

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Just in the county that includes Phoenix, at least 130 homeless people were among the 339 individuals who died from heat-associated causes in 2021.

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It’s a problem that stretches across the United States, and now, with rising global temperatures, heat is no longer a danger just in places like Phoenix.

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This summer will likely bring above-normal temperatures over most land areas worldwide

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This spring, an extreme heat wave gripped much of Pakistan and India, where homelessness is widespread due to discrimination and insufficient housing. The high in Jacobabad, Pakistan near the border with India hit 122 degrees (50 Celsius) in May.

Dr. Dileep Mavalankar, who heads the Indian Institute of Public Health in the western Indian city Gandhinagar, said because of poor reporting it’s unknown how many die in the country from heat exposure.


https://apnews.com/article/climate-scien...e4adbad6dc
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OMG! I thought it can only happen in countries like China and India!
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