Ripe for Disaster Declarations: Heat, Wildfire Smoke…and Death Data
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Image credit: Mario Tama / Getty Images. Article by Derrick Z. Jackson. Union of Concerned Scientists: The Equation – July 15, 2024.
Extreme heat and wildfire smoke should of course be defined as major disasters by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. According to the National Weather Service, heat kills more people in this nation than hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and lightning combined. The Washington Post reported that extreme heat killed at least 28 people across the nation in the past week. […]
