We are not helpless against extreme heat.
Acting to counter climate change is the most important defense.

But places are also acting to make the heat more survivable in the meantime - planting more trees, which cool directly and provide more shade, providing shade via structures, and checking on vulnerable seniors. Also treating heat like other natural disasters.

#climate #climateemergency #HeatWave #swampcooler #Trees #UrbanForestry #resilience

https://grist.org/looking-forward/extreme-heat-is-ramping-up-all-over-the-world-so-are-solutions/