EXTREME HEAT

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David Hastings, whom you met on the post SOLAR ENERGY, has written another article for the Gainesville Sun. His column titled To avoid deaths from extreme heat, we need to switch to clean power looks at Extreme Heat from several perspective. First he considers the conditions which are current on the west coast, then he presents the perspective of the impact of global warming on causing excessive temperatures and resulting deaths, and the final perspective is on what the state of Florida may expect in the future regarding expected temperatures.

Of course David's main interest is not in the problems themselves but in potential solutions to the problems we have created by our misguided choices.  

"In order to avoid more deaths from extreme heat, we need to switch to clean power, which turns out to be feasible, good for the economy and good for public health. If we continue on our current path of failing to reduce carbon emissions, extreme heat will soar. Or we can take bold action now to dramatically reduce carbon emissions and prevent the worst from becoming reality."

"In Florida we are most at risk for dangerous heat fueled by climate change compared to other states; we are projected to see the biggest increase in its extreme heat threat of any state by 2050, and yet our state is poorly prepared for this risk."

"Congress is debating an infrastructure package called the American Jobs Plan. The climate provisions of this bill are critical." 

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