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How Extreme Weather Threatens People with Disabilities

How Extreme Weather Threatens People with Disabilities

4 years ago
Anonymous $4ckUSNo_FL

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-extreme-weather-threatens-people-with-disabilities/

It took Kathlean Wolf a few extra minutes to get ready. She had to put the braces on her feet that allow her to walk. But once ready to go, she was winding through tall grasses of the marshy stormwater swale across from her apartment on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin. As she walked, Wolf, a certified master naturalist, pointed out edible plants and called out a hello to a butterfly.

Seeing her walking outside in the evening, one might not realize the challenges Wolf and her neighbors face during a heatwave. The community is outside of downtown Madison, home to the University of Wisconsin; it doesn’t get the extreme impacts of the urban heat island.