I already thought about cities needing to organize "cool shelters", but it might become a requirement.
It seems there are no viable statistics for those kinds of death.
I live on the hottest part of France and I already planned to move to a colder cheap city. I'm expecting people to progressively do the same.
But,
> her father's mobility issues probably made them cautious about leaving the house even as temperatures rose inside
Another method I've used was to point a carpet dryer which is just a big portable blower to a window to blow all the heat out of the house and pull in cooler air from the other windows in the evening so I could sleep. I never bothered to install HVAC. I've since moved to a much cooler place and have an earth bermed home.
[1] - https://www.amazon.com/Misters-Outside-Nozzles-Umbrella-Back...
279 died last year. I don't know how reliable texas tribune is but they cite their sources. Is that not viable statistics?
TT does original reporting that's quoted in other papers.
PS: TT is ~9 blocks due west of where I hang my hat. :)
Greg Casar, our rep for TX-35, is on Democracy Now! every few months because he's sane, sensible, courageous, and on the side of decency such as ensuring federal standards for health and safety when the state decides to preempt local regulations.
i quite contributing when the format changed from simple list of articles to current "responsive" format. takes way to long to scan articles, which i once did daily.
the pain never ends.
I think it will become a necessity in many places
Earlier this year, I moved to a boat. No A/C, but deck is painted white (as with most boats, for good reason) & if temps get too uncomfortable, water for cooling / swimming is always nearby. :-)
I suspect significant % of world population might be forced to seek creative solutions like this in years ahead...