Extreme Weather: Biden Announces Plan To Combat Workplace Heat Dangers – By Ashley Palya (IB Times) / Sept 20 2021
President Joe Biden announced on Monday a coordinated effort to respond to the effects of extreme heat. It will highlight the importance of tackling extreme heat in the workplace and communities through multi-agency initiatives.
The coordination of agencies is meant to “enhance workplace safety, build local resilience, and address disproportionate heat impacts,” according to the White House fact sheet.
“While we have all seen the graphic and heart-wrenching images of superstorms, wildfires, and floods in recent weeks, another climate disaster is lurking just below the radar: extreme heat,” Biden said.
Extreme heat has become the No. 1 weather-related cause of death in the U.S., according to the National Weather Service. From late June to mid-July, record temperatures affected much of the Pacific Northwest and killed an estimated 1,260 people.
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