High temperatures and humidity hitting large parts of the U.S. last week collided with the ongoing challenges many people face from inflation and high energy costs.
“For middle class families it’s very tough — they’re getting hit with higher gasoline prices, higher home energy prices, higher next winter home heating costs,” said Mark Wolfe, executive director of the national energy assistance director’s association. “For low-income families, this is catastrophic.”
U.S. Veteran Bennie Earsle, 72, takes a break on a sidewalk after buying a jug of water on June 10, 2022, in Houston. That disproportionate impact can mean upticks in emergency calls and hospital visits during heat waves. Black and Latino communities experience the worst health impacts during extreme heat events, he added, with excess deaths up to 18% when compared to white people in Los Angeles. For instance, neighborhoods in low-income areas like South Los Angeles send an additional 20 to 30 people to the emergency room on heat days compared to two additional people from wealthier neighborhoods just a few miles away, Eisenman said.
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