Heat deaths surge in the US’s hottest city as governor declares statewide ‘heat emergency’
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David Hondula, the heat expert leading efforts to make the city more comfortable, says every heat death can be prevented with the right resources

Phoenix, the capital of Arizona and America’s fifth-largest city with 1.6 million people, is accustomed to a hot desert climate, but temperatures are rising due to global heating – made worse by decades of unchecked urban development that created a sprawling heat island.