We already know that when it comes to weather-related disasters, it is heat that is killing the most people. Hurricane Ian, as bad as it was, killed some 100-plus people. Hundreds more deaths were recorded in Oregon in their June 2021 heat emergency.
Putting the Heat on California's Ability to Account for Heat-Related Deaths
Their system for counting deaths is not working.
A Los Angeles Times article lays out the issues California is having with tracking heat-related deaths, "California Doesn’t Know How Many Died in Record Heat Wave."
We already know that when it comes to weather-related disasters, it is heat that is killing the most people. Hurricane Ian, as bad as it was, killed some 100-plus people. Hundreds more deaths were recorded in Oregon in their June 2021 heat emergency.
There are no simple solutions. It requires system solutions that connect a disparate number of organizations and functions to coordinate and share information. California is a huge state, which will make getting people and systems aligned no easy task.
We already know that when it comes to weather-related disasters, it is heat that is killing the most people. Hurricane Ian, as bad as it was, killed some 100-plus people. Hundreds more deaths were recorded in Oregon in their June 2021 heat emergency.
