110 Degree Heat Causes 400 Deaths in Phoenix
The Maricopa County Department of Public Health forecasts 400 people will die of heat-related illnesses this year. The county’s largest city is Phoenix. There have been nine days so far when the temperature was over 110 degrees F. More than 30 have been above 100 degrees. One notable thing about the city is that, these days, the temperature rarely drops below 90 degrees at night
The number of deaths from heat is probably too low. Many deaths related to heat show up as deaths with different causes. The diseases, heart disease, for example, may be made worse by being in an extremely hot environment for days.
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Solving the problem is difficult. People who are homeless or do not have air conditioning would need to be relocated to areas the city designs, which have air conditioning and the other facilities it would take to house tens of thousands of people.
For those who do not have air conditioning, the city would have to provide it at a considerable cost. There would also need ot be a program where the local utility offers electricity for free or at a discount for people who have incomes below a certain threshold.
Financially, as is the case in all cities, there are some homeless people who want to remain outside.
The death count will go up most years, and there are no ready solutions
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