Western heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities

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The record-breaking temperatures across the American West this week are a weather emergency, scientists and health care experts say, with heat responsible for more deaths in the U.S. than all other natural disasters combined.

 

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With more frequent and intense heat waves likely because of climate change and the worst Western drought in modern history, experts say communities must better protect the most vulnerable residents, like the homeless and the elderly poor.

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