Today, I am mobilizing an all-of-government effort to protect workers, children, seniors, and at-risk communities from extreme heat. My Administration will not leave Americans to face this threat alone. Rising temperatures pose an imminent threat to millions of American workers exposed to the elements, to kids in schools without air conditioning, to seniors in nursing homes without cooling resources, and particularly to disadvantaged communities. In fact, the National Weather Service has confirmed that extreme heat is now the leading weather-related killer in America. As with other weather events, extreme heat is gaining in frequency and ferocity due to climate change, threatening communities across the country.
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This is a blinking code red for our nation.Īnd while we have all seen the graphic and heart-wrenching images of super-storms, wildfires, and floods in recent weeks, another climate disaster is lurking just below the radar: extreme heat. Communities that over 100 million people – one in three Americans – call home have been struck by extreme weather events in the last few months alone. I’ve sat with firefighters in Boise, Idaho, and surveyed the damage of the Caldor Fire in northern California – just one of dozens of large wildfires that together have burned more than 5 million acres of American land so far this year. I have walked down streets in Louisiana, New Jersey, and New York, where deadly storms have blown apart the lives of working families, wiping homes and businesses off the map. Over the past few weeks, I have traveled across the country to see firsthand the devastating human and economic toll of extreme weather exacerbated by climate change. Get Involved Show submenu for “Get Involved””.The White House Show submenu for “The White House””.
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