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Record-breaking heat means longer hospital stays for people who are homeless
Circle the City said multiple factors affect how long patients wait to be transferred to a shelter bed after being discharged from a hospital.
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Media Warn CA Residents to Stay Indoors over 'Extreme Heat' as Federal Judge Orders Homeless to Stay on Streets
At the same time the California media and weather forecasters are predicting another summer heat wave, telling people to avoid going out, stay insi...
As triple-digit heat sets in, Phoenix races to address downtown homeless encampment
Over the past several years, a large encampment of people living on the streets in the city of Phoenix has ballooned into a crisis.
At times,...
Why Extreme Heat Affects Low-Income and Minority Communities More
Climate change is creating dangerously high temperatures that put human health at risk. But some communities are disproportionately affected by ext...
More dangerous heat waves are on the way: See the impact by Zip code.
It was the middle of July and already this summer had become a top contender for the hottest in Texas’s recorded history. In San Antonio, which by ...
Why extreme heat endangers more Black, Hispanic and Indigenous people
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(NEW YORK) — Across the United States, millions are facing extreme heat as temperatures hold steady in the tripl...
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