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Arizona officials petition for federal aid in extreme heat situations
Josh Bootzin Cronkite News//June 12, 2023//[read_meter]
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Phoenix, address media questions on the proposed Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act outside Phoenix City Hall. To curb the rise in heat-associated deaths, Mayor Gallego has made efforts to provide assistance and disaster relief for residents susceptible to heat exhaustion and other heat-related harms, with the creation of the Office of Heat Response and Mitigation within the city’s government.(Photo by Josh Bootzin/Cronkite News)
Arizona officials petition for federal aid in extreme heat situations
Josh Bootzin Cronkite News//June 12, 2023//[read_meter]
All Phoenicians are familiar with heat, though resources to mitigate the health risks presented by extreme heat are not nearly as consistent from resident to resident. In 2022, 425 heat-associated...
