Public health experts say toll of extreme heat is underreported, with many at risk, especially in dense urban neighborhoods with little tree cover
since Tuesday, have meant trips to the pool or lounging in an air-conditioned home.
However, these types of figures don’t capture the total impact of soaring temperatures, said Tarik Benmarhnia, an environmental epidemiologist at the UC San Diego School of Medicine. The situation only gets worse when monsoonal weather patterns usher in significant amounts of humidity. The wet air elevates evening temperatures while limiting the human body’s ability to cool itself through perspiration.
These residents are often low-income renters of color without access to air conditioning, said Jennifer Burney, a scientist at UC San Diego who has studied the impacts of heat on vulnerable populations. Scott Pemberton, who is homeless, beats the heat in a cool zone at an El Cajon Branch Library on Sept. 1, 2022.
Kim Clark, 69, rents a room in a house in El Cajon that does have air conditioning. However, he said, the owner, who also lives there, doesn’t turn it on during the day. He said he’s forced to look for respite at libraries or shopping malls.
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