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May 24, 2023

New Reports Sound the Alarm on Increasing Human Risks Posed by Extreme Heat
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In more climate news, countries in the Middle East and across the Gulf
region are more vulnerable to unprecedented extreme heat due to a
worsening climate catastrophe. That's according to new research
published by the Nature Sustainability journal, which also says poorer
communities are particularly at risk.

Meanwhile, another study warns nearly half of the population of Phoenix,
Arizona, would be in need of immediate medical attention for heat stroke
or other heat-related illnesses if a heat wave coincided with a power
blackout spanning multiple days. Other cities would also be at risk, as
blackouts nationwide have more than doubled since 2015, while heat waves
and extreme weather patterns intensify due to climate change.


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