Topic: Heatwaves in the US west threaten health in fragile communities.
Hot temperatures, such as the hottest temperatures in the American West this week. Not only annoying But it's also life-threatening.
This week's record-breaking ยูสทดลองเล่นสล็อตโรม่า temperatures are a climate emergency. Scientists and health care professionals say the heat is responsible for the deaths in the United States. more than other natural disasters combined.
With more frequent and intense heatwaves due to climate change and the worst drought in modern history. They say communities must protect more vulnerable people, such as homelessness and those living in low-income neighborhoods that are racially and ethnically diverse.
“This heat has a significant impact on people and their health,” said Dr Sukanya Karuppana, chief medical director of the Valle del Sol Community Health Clinic in Arizona.
Scientists and doctors say that people And plants and animals need cooler temperatures at night to recover from extreme heat stress. But with overnight temperatures above 32.2 degrees Celsius, that won't happen.
Karupana noted that many of the people she saw may not have a car and had to use public transportation in the heat of Phoenix. Walk through neighborhoods with few trees. and wait at bus stops and train tracks with no shade or little shade. Some people live in mobile homes with poor ventilation or without air conditioning. Or they might work outdoors in the sun like construction workers or gardeners.
Phoenix bakes above 46 degrees Celsius all week. Friday's highest temperature hit 47 degrees Celsius after breaking another record on Thursday of 48 degrees Celsius. Daily records were set this week in different locations. across the US west, such as Nevada and California, including 53 degrees Celsius in Death Valley on Thursday.
People at risk of high temperatures include young children, the elderly, and people with heart or kidney disease. Illnesses that disproportionately affect communities of color.