20 June 2022

MARICOPA COUNTY: Extreme Heat + Affordable Housing Problem...Since 2016, heat deaths have more than doubled

Intro: At 4am one day last week, the Guardian accompanied an outreach team to the downtown zone where many of the city’s shelters and homeless services are concentrated, for their weekly count. . During the day, the sun is punishing and the heat radiating off the asphalt scorches the skin. There’s a handful of portaloos and taps, but only one cold water spigot. City workers, NGOs and concerned residents hand out cold drinks and cooling blankets on very hot days when the temperature on the asphalt can hit 160F.

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