This is what dying of heat looks like
Heat is a silent killer, but in the lead-up, it can be violent. Often the signs and symptoms are mistaken for other emergencies. Phoenix New Times has spent the summer reporting on the challenges that extreme heat poses to politicians, policymakers, frontline workers, residents, and street residents who are most likely to die from it. This article includes a series of stories and videos that show the challenges extreme heat presents in Phoenix and the Valley. The man identified as 42-year-old Jesse Fred, who died from hyperthermia and environmental heat exposure, was one of 13 people to die in the Maricopa County Heat-Related Illness and Death Dash on the day of his death that day. The city of Phoenix received 210 heat-related calls that week alone, and the city’s response to such incidents was often chaotic. The heat is a silent killer, but in the lead-up, it can be violent and often mistaken for other emergencies.
نشرت : منذ 3 أيام بواسطة Clarissa Sosin في Weather Environment
Phoenix New Times spent the summer reporting on the challenges that extreme heat poses to politicians, policymakers, frontline workers, residents and people living on the street -- the ones most likel... [23349 symbols]
