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Sources: Health Impacts of Extreme Heat

    1. https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-waves
    2. https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-waves
    3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3977715/
    4. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/2789481
    5. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/two-takes-depression/202107/heat-intolerance-and-psychiatric-medications
    6. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(21)00210-2/fulltext
    7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5580557/
    8. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.1601555
    9. https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/temperature_extremes.htm
    10. https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-related-deaths
    11. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-heat-and-health
    12. https://blogs.cdc.gov/publichealthmatters/2017/10/preparing-your-medicine-cabinet-for-an-emergency/
    13. https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-waves
    14. https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/keep-food-safe.html
    15. https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/FullAssessment.pdf
    16. https://apha.org/-/media/files/pdf/factsheets/climate/extreme_heat.ashx
    17. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21480-heat-exhaustion
    18. https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-heat-cramps/basics/art-20056669#
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