“Many people don’t recognize that heat stress is a real physical problem until it’s too late for them.”

White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, regarding the danger that extreme heat can pose, especially to the poor, elderly and minority groups. Twelve of the 28 Hurricane Ida-related deaths in Louisiana were caused by heat as the hurricane wiped out power for more than a million people, including the entire city of New Orleans. (Associated Press — September 20, 2021)