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More extreme heat plus more people equals danger in these California cities
3 months, 2 weeks ago

More extreme heat plus more people equals danger in these California cities

Associated Press  

On a recent sunny afternoon in Lancaster, Cassandra Hughes looked for a place to cool down. An international panel of climate scientists recently reported that it is “ virtually certain ” that “there has been increases in the intensity and duration of heatwaves and in the number of heatwave days at the global scale.” CalMatters identified the California communities most …

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Heat advisory warning prompts L.A. to open cooling centers
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Heat advisory warning prompts L.A. to open cooling centers

LA Times  

The city of Los Angeles will open cooling centers in South L.A., the San Fernando Valley and the Eastside so residents and their pets can get a break from the broiling heat expected across Southern California’s inland and valley areas over the next few days. The National Weather Service on Saturday issued a heat advisory or excessive heat warning across …

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Find a cooling station near you to beat the heat during the scorching holiday weekend
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Find a cooling station near you to beat the heat during the scorching holiday weekend

LA Times  

A sign directs people to an “augmented” cooling center at the Mid-Valley Senior Citizen Center in Panorama City on Wednesday. Four “augmented” cooling centers are opening in Los Angeles to help people escape what is expected to be an excessively hot Fourth of July weekend. City officials are urging people to take advantage of the cooling centers as a heat …

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After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics
6 months, 3 weeks ago

After a deadly heat wave last summer, metro Phoenix is changing tactics

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Terrified of being assaulted in a shelter, Pearl Marion couch surfed with family members and friends during last year’s blistering summer so she didn’t have to sleep outdoors. “People need cooling centers to be open longer and on weekends,” said Dr. Rebecca Sunenshine, Maricopa County Department of Public Health medical director. “The other important piece we learned is …

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Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Arizona is boosting efforts to protect people from the extreme heat after hundreds died last summer

Associated Press  

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona’s new heat officer said Friday that he is working with local governments and nonprofit groups to open more cooling centers and ensure homes have working air conditioners this summer in a more unified effort to prevent another ghastly toll of heat-related deaths, which topped 900 statewide last year. Livar was joined at a news conference to …

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How to stay cool and safe during California’s first heat wave of the summer
1 year, 5 months ago

How to stay cool and safe during California’s first heat wave of the summer

LA Times  

Visitors to Signal Hill are silhouetted against the setting sun in September. “We want to make sure people understand that this is not our grandparents’ L.A. summer anymore,” said Marta Segura, the city’s chief heat officer. So we wanted to be prepared and plan ahead and work together to protect one another from these really fatal, risky heat incidents.” Below …

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California is easing COVID-19 mask recommendations as conditions improve. Here’s where
2 years, 3 months ago

California is easing COVID-19 mask recommendations as conditions improve. Here’s where

LA Times  

In a new sign of improving coronavirus conditions, California will ease its mask-wearing recommendations for the first time in seven months. Instead, California will recommend universal mask wearing only when a county’s COVID-19 community level — which indicates rates of new coronavirus-positive hospitalizations — is high. Even with the changes, when the COVID-19 community level is high, the California Department …

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Even during record heat, surprisingly few people go to L.A. cooling centers. Why?
2 years, 3 months ago

Even during record heat, surprisingly few people go to L.A. cooling centers. Why?

LA Times  

Alonzo Frazi wipes the sweat from his face while fishing under a canopy in Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area during the heat wave in Los Angeles. We just tough it out where we’re at.” To address the scorching heat, the city opened up nine “augmented” cooling centers — air-conditioned facilities that have expanded hours during heat emergencies — on Aug. …

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Sweltering heat strikes US East Coast, Deep South
2 years, 5 months ago

Sweltering heat strikes US East Coast, Deep South

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Dangerously high temperatures threatened much of the Northeast and Deep South on Thursday, as huge swaths of the country sweltered under a heat wave that could continue for days and send temperatures soaring in places like Boston, Little Rock and Virginia Beach. Excessive heat warnings — issued when the heat index surpasses 105 degrees Fahrenheit continuously for at …

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Heat wave hits Northwest, sending people to cooling centers
3 years, 4 months ago

Heat wave hits Northwest, sending people to cooling centers

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — People headed to cooling centers Wednesday as the Pacific Northwest began sweltering under another major, multiday heat wave just over a month after record-shattering hot weather killed hundreds of the region’s most vulnerable people. The high temperatures in Portland, part of a usually temperate region, would break all-time records this week if the late June heat wave …

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People struggled to tap resources during Northwest heat wave
3 years, 5 months ago

People struggled to tap resources during Northwest heat wave

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — People in Oregon struggled to get rides to cooling centers during the recent heat wave that is believed to have killed hundreds across the Pacific Northwest, officials said Monday, and staffing shortages prevented callers from reaching operators at an information line. Oregon blamed 116 deaths on the heat, Washington state reported at least 91 and officials in …

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People struggled to tap resources during the Northwest heat wave
3 years, 5 months ago

People struggled to tap resources during the Northwest heat wave

LA Times  

With temperatures well over 100 degrees, Spokane, Wash., firefighter Sean Condon, left and Lt. Gabe Mills check on the welfare of a man in Spokane, Wash. People in Oregon struggled to get rides to cooling centers during the recent heat wave that is believed to have killed hundreds across the Pacific Northwest, officials said Monday, and staffing shortages prevented callers …

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What you can do for your unhoused neighbors during this heat wave (or any time)
3 years, 5 months ago

What you can do for your unhoused neighbors during this heat wave (or any time)

LA Times  

Advocates for homeless people say you can encourage them to seek out shade or cooling centers. Mayer Dahan, founder of the Dream Builders Project, a nonprofit that assembles and distributes care packages to homeless people, said that now more than ever Angelenos need to “activate” themselves the same way they did in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and respond to …

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Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help
3 years, 5 months ago

Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help

Associated Press  

SALEM, Ore. — Many of the dead were found alone, in homes without air conditioning or fans. But the efforts weren’t enough, she said: “It’s been really sobering to see these initial numbers come out.” Oregon Office of Emergency Management Director Andrew Phelps agreed. Reyna Lopez, executive director of a northwest farmworkers’ union, known by its Spanish-language initials, PCUN, called …

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Hundreds believed dead in Northwest heat wave, despite efforts to help
3 years, 5 months ago

Hundreds believed dead in Northwest heat wave, despite efforts to help

LA Times  

Salem Fire Department paramedic Justin Jones tries to stay cool after responding to a heat exposure call Saturday in Salem, Ore. But the efforts weren’t enough, she said: “It’s been really sobering to see these initial numbers come out.” Oregon Office of Emergency Management Director Andrew Phelps agreed. Reyna Lopez, executive director of a northwest farmworkers’ union, known by its …

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