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Unhoused people are far more likely to get sick in the heat. Now there’s data to prove the risk

Unhoused people are far more likely to get sick in the heat. Now there’s data to prove the risk
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People experiencing homelessness are far more likely to get sick from extreme heat. (Apu Gomes / ) Visits to the emergency room spike when it gets really hot, according to public health data. But for many years one of the populations most affected by extreme heat — the unhoused — hav...

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