Yassamin Ansari: “FEMA needs to declare extreme heat as a natural disaster.”

“And when it comes to issues specific to Arizona as it pertains to climate change, we really need FEMA needs to declare extreme heat as a natural disaster. It kills more people each year than flooding, hurricanes, et cetera, combined. But It's a silent killer.” (02:29–02:39)

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