And when it comes to issues specific to Arizona as it pertains to climate change, we really need FEMA to actually declare Extreme heat kills more people each year than flooding, hurricanes, etc., combined. But It's a silent killer. And so I'm very concerned that not only are we not strengthening FEMA to be ready to deal with the natural disasters presented to us by the climate crisis, but in fact they are. (02:38–02:45)
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