Handout: Health Risks of Climate Change in Nevada
Here’s a one-page summary developed by the liaison to Senator Cortez-Masto in response to her request for info on how climate change impacts Nevadans’ health.
Heat
Heat Wave Scorches US
Some states in the Northeast are already boiling, including Burlington, Vermont, which hit 95 degrees Fahrenheit this week after experiencing snow just a couple weeks ago, as well as upstate New York.
In the West, cities including Phoenix, Fresno and Las Vegas are under excessive heat warnings with expected highs of more than 100 degrees.
It’s not just the U.S. facing staggering temperatures. Montreal on Wednesday had its second hottest day on record with temperatures reaching 98 degrees.
India is also struggling with scorching temperatures that reached 118 degrees in