Nobody should die in a heat wave. People die because they are alone and don’t know what to do and don’t ask for help. Or they don’t have air-conditioning (or the money to run it). Or they can’t get to a cooling center. Or they are afraid that their employer will fire them if they stop working. Moreover, people die because they don’t understand the warning signs of heat exhaustion and heatstroke or don’t take precautions and ask for help when those warning signs appear. There is so much ignorance and confusion about what to do in extreme heat situations.
