Thousands of Heat-Related Deaths Go Uncounted in Texas Each Year, New Research Finds
Existing systems record only ‘one-sixth of the statistically estimated heat deaths’ in Texas, a new paper by a Texas A&M researcher finds.
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Existing systems record only ‘one-sixth of the statistically estimated heat deaths’ in Texas, a new paper by a Texas A&M researcher finds.
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Departed Texas-based disability justice activist Bob Kafka had words for this moment: ‘Don’t Mourn. Organize.’