In the nation’s capital for heat deaths, new efforts aim to save lives
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After last year’s crisis, officials have outlined plans to try to reduce the toll, including launching a new extreme-heat preparedness plan and adding more cooling centers.

He said it was notable that as a country, “we haven’t really defined heat as a disaster the way we defined other natural phenomena.” He suggested that thinking about the impact of heat in that way may drive more resources to help.