Heat is not classified as a natural disaster. Arizona officials say that needs to change
By defining extreme heat as a major disaster, FEMA could provide federal resources and support to local governments in times of crisis.
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By defining extreme heat as a major disaster, FEMA could provide federal resources and support to local governments in times of crisis.
By defining extreme heat as a major disaster, FEMA could provide federal resources and support to local governments in times of crisis.
Even when it seems obvious extreme heat was a factor, death certificates don't always reflect its role.
Postal worker Eugene Gates Jr. was delivering mail in the suffocating Dallas heat this summer when he collapsed in a homeowner's yard and was taken to a hospital, where he died. Carla Gates said she's sure heat was a factor in her 66-year-old husband's death, even though she's still waiting…
Death certificates don’t always reflect the role that extreme heat played in ending a person’s life even when it seems obvious it was a factor. Experts say a mishmash of