Although millions of individuals are vulnerable to extreme heat, frontline communities include neighborhoods and groups of people that:
Historical factors and inequities play a strong role in exacerbating the impacts of extreme heat for frontline communities.
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Heat is a "silent killer" - meaning it lacks the visible devastation of other extreme weather events, such as storms, and often has severe impacts on health by exacerbating other health issues such as chronic illnesses.
Exposure to extreme heat results in more emergency room visits, more hospital admissions, and more deaths than hurricanes, floods, and tornadoes combined.
Disadvantaged communities within cities systematically experience heat exposure health impacts at disproportionately higher rates.
In the last twenty years, extreme heat events have increased in frequency and duration, affecting millions of people globally.
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