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Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in Mexico and chronic laryngitis from repeated exposure to the hot sun while on various other jobs.
Federal judge says California’s capital city can’t clear homeless camps during extreme heat
A federal judge has temporarily banned Sacramento from clearing homeless encampments for at least 14 days, citing the extreme heat forecast this month in California’s capital city.
Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record temperatures persist
With millions of Americans facing broiling heat across the Southwest, President Joe Biden on Thursday plans to announce new steps to protect workers, improve weather forecasts and make drinking water more accessible, the White House says.
How Extreme Heat, Smoke, and Flooding Threaten Our Health
The Southwest and West face a second week of extreme temperatures that have already claimed more than a dozen lives. Approximately one in three Americans received excessive heat warnings, watches or advisories last weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
How extreme heat takes a toll on the mind and body, according to experts
The Southwestern U.S. is bracing for another week of blistering temperatures, with forecasters on Monday extending an excessive heat warning through the weekend for Arizona’s most populated area, and alerting residents in parts of Nevada and New Mexico to stay indoors.
