Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies

Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies

Floods in Kolkata, West Bengal, India in 2019. ABHISHEK BASAK 90/ShutterstockIn Brownsville, Texas, three members of the Galvan family died after a malfunctioning air conditioner left them exposed to extreme heat. Aged between 60 and 82, all three had chronic health conditions, including diabetes and heart disease. This makes it harder for the body to regulate temperature and increases vulnerability to heat stress. Nobody arrived to check on the…