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Funding to protect American cities from extreme heat just evaporated
Straddling the border with Mexico along the Rio Grande, the city of Laredo, Texas, and its 260,000 residents don’t just have to deal with the region’s ferocious heat. Laredo’s roads, sidewalks, and buildings absorb the sun’s energy and slowly release it at night, a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. That can make a hot spell far more dangerous than for people living in the surrounding countryside, where temperatures might stay man…
When the temperatures do not give respite, days and days are maintained, in the morning and the night, the body is exhausted, sick and can cause death. “Extreme heat is a serious risk,” says Minister of Health, Mónica García, who has pointed out that in the last three years almost 10,000 people have died because of its effects. The year with the highest mortality in the last triennium was 2022, with 4,813.Continue reading...
Funding to protect American cities from extreme heat just evaporated - EnviroLink Network
Straddling the border with Mexico along the Rio Grande, the city of Laredo, Texas, and its 260,000 residents don’t just have to deal with the region’s ferocious heat. Laredo’s roads, sidewalks, and buildings absorb the sun’s energy and slowly release it at night, a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. That can make a hot spell far more dangerous than for people living in the surrounding countryside, where temperatures might stay many
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