The Biden administration launched its website on Tuesday, helping Americans stay safe from the extreme heat as the heat wave continued to dominate parts of the country.
website, heat.govIncludes interactive maps, forecasts, cool tips, and other data designed to help federal, state, and local officials prepare for heat waves.
“Extreme heat is a silent murderer, but it affects more Americans than any other climate emergency,” Biden’s national climate adviser Gina McCarthy said in a statement. ..
The announcement will be made after Mr. Biden’s climate law negotiations have collapsed in Congress, even though the consequences of rising global temperatures are becoming more apparent.Last week, more than 100 million Americans roasted under heat recommendations and warnings, but by Tuesday that number was About 38 million..
Last week, Biden announced that he would allocate $ 2.3 billion from an existing Federal Emergency Management Agency program to help communities withstand even more intense heat, storms, fires and floods caused by global warming. did.
Combustion of fossil fuels such as coal, gas, and petroleum releases greenhouse gases that trap heat in the atmosphere. This will increase the temperature of the Earth and generate more frequent and severe extreme heat waves in the United States and around the world.
According to the administration, the extreme heat The biggest cause of death related to weather Over the last three decades, the United States has had more than hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and frigid colds. According to the government, it causes more than 700 deaths and more than 6,000 hospitalizations annually.
“This trend is alarming,” Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said on Tuesday. Not only does it endanger public health, but extreme heat is also “incredibly expensive,” Lymond said.