ASSOCIATED PRESS • June 30, 2023
Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of the United States and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the extreme weather events, which claim more lives than hurricanes and tornadoes, will likely increase in the future. Planting more trees to increase shade in cities and investing in green technology like heat pumps for home cooling and heating could help, said Dr. Gaurab Basu, director of education and policy at the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard.