The Economic & Human Cost of Extreme Heat: Thousands of Deaths, Billions of Dollars
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OCTOBER 8, 2021
They are a direct result of human inaction to curb greenhouse emissions. A 1,000-year heatwave in the Pacific Northwest. A crippling drought in the Southwest. Flash floods in Louisiana and Tennessee. A polar vortex freezing out usually-temperate states. and they’re all from this year. The impacts of climate change are being felt in every U.S.
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