High temperatures during the month of July were present due to climate change, and forecasts tell us that the heat will continue to increase. This will not just be a goose, but a new way of living. In light of these facts, society is looking to implement new strategies to stay cool and safe.
Learning to live in extreme heat conditions is a necessity, but not just today, or next year, we are not talking about the hottest day or the hottest season, now it is increasingly dangerous to be exposed to the heat.
That's according to Braden Kay, director of the extreme heat program for the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research during a press conference organized by Ethnic Media Services.
Given the increase in temperatures, it must be considered that the most affected communities are the indigenous, Latino and African-descendant ones, said Kay, so it is important to work on their empowerment and on creating new cultural practices in different languages.
In this regard, he said that since these are mostly low-income communities, they do not have the possibility of having air conditioning at home, and those who have it cannot pay the high costs of electricity, which is why they are looking for ways to support them.
In addition to all this, he explained that communities are not only affected during the day, but at night some can reach temperatures of up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, an extremely dangerous situation for families who do not have the conditions to withstand it and that can even affect them while they are sleeping.