Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has never responded to deadly or damaging extreme heat. Environmental groups and labor unions are asking for that to change.

  News   Jun 18, 2024   0   18  Add to Reading List
Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?
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People rested at the Oregon Convention Center cooling station in Portland, Oregon during a record-breaking heat wave in 2021. FEMA has never responded to an extreme heat emergency, but some hope that will change. (Photo by Kathryn Elsesser / AFP via Getty Images)

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has never responded to deadly or damaging extreme heat. Environmental groups and labor unions are asking for that to change.

(Image credit: Kathryn Elsesser/AFP via Getty Images)

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