The dangers of extreme heat

September 09, 2024

A pedestrian shades from the sun using an umbrella in downtown Los Angeles as Southern California is hit by a heatwave Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Etienne Laurent)

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Phoenix just reached a 100-day streak of over 100-degree temperatures. Extreme heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes combined. Is it time to call extreme heat an official disaster too?

Guests

Katherine Davis-Young, senior field correspondent at KJZZ, reporting on public health and climate change.

Mayor Kate Gallego, mayor of Phoenix.

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Ladd Keith, associate professor of planning at the University of Arizona. Co-principal investigator for the Center for Heat Resilient Communities.

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