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“Once the heat wave starts, mortality starts in about 24 hours.” “To explain it fairly simply: Heat kills,” said Kristie Ebi, a University of Washington professor who researches heat and health. Last year, all 86 heat-related deaths indoors were in uncooled environments. Air conditioning, once a luxury, is now a matter of survival.Īs Phoenix weathered its 27th consecutive day above 110 degrees (43 Celsius) Wednesday, the nine who died indoors didn’t have functioning air conditioning, or it was turned off. and leaving dozens dead, the poorest Americans suffer the hottest days with the fewest defenses. “If it’s hard to breathe, I’ll get down to emergency.”Īs climate change fans hotter and longer heat waves, breaking record temperatures across the U.S. “Take me about 12 years to save up for something like that,” he said. But the retired brick layer, who survives on about $1,000 a month largely from Social Security, says air conditioning is out of reach. He knows high temperatures can cause heat stroke and death, and his lung condition makes him more susceptible. The 68-year-old covers his windows with mattress foam to insulate against the heat and sleeps in the concrete basement. Gallegos, like many in the nation’s poorest neighborhoods, doesn’t have air conditioning. DENVER (AP) - As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the heat.
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