extreme heat

FILE - In this July 1, 2014 file photo, Amanda Ouellet wipes her face with a cold wet towel to cool off while working outside holding an advertising sign in Las Vegas. The weather kills at least 2,000 Americans each year _ and the deaths are most common in the largest cities and the most rural areas, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Wednesday, July 30, 2014. About 31 percent were caused by heat, heat stroke or sun stroke. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
July 19, 2019

This Weekend’s Heatwave Is the Future of Extreme Heat: 3 Things You Should Know and Do

Erika Spanger-Siegfried
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics