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It's worth mentioning here that heatwaves are the leading cause of weather-related death in the US for the past 30 years.

https://www.weather.gov/hazstat

I'm not advocating for the personification of all extreme weather events, but the lethality of heatwaves is often overlooked.

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It doesn't kill you directly, but the vulnerable are easy prey (elderly, immobile, etc.). A story that was shared with me about the lethality of heat was basically an overweight individual fell off his mobility scooter and was knocked unconscious, and just cooked to death.

I am terrified of a hurricane knocking out power throughout Florida followed by even a mild heatwave. Nursing homes could barely handle keeping their staff from going to the bars and getting Covid- are we to believe they are prepared to deal with hundreds of cheaply built old-person dorms turned into sous vides?

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