5 non-climate dangers that extreme heat can contribute to

(The Hill) – Heat waves are the most deadly climate disaster, killing far more people every year than wildfires, hurricanes and floods combined.But rising temperatures aren’t the only reason that extreme heat is becoming a bigger risk.Other important reasons include discriminatory urban planning, the insidious nature of heat illness itself and the decade-long federal tug-of-war over how to respond to heat waves.Here are five reasons — aside from climate change — why heat