Do you remember how hot summer 2023 was? It was the hottest year ever recorded, and this year is expected to be even hotter.1
On the heels of another abnormally warm winter featuring extreme weather across the country, the forecasts for this upcoming summer do not look good. If we don’t take action for serious climate investments now, our communities will be faced with worsening climate disasters, extreme heat and cold, flooding, and more.
The reality is that extreme heat, brutal cold, severe flooding, and deadly wildfires are only going to get worse the longer our leaders wait to take action. There is no hiding from the truth: climate change is here, and it’s responsible for more and more deaths every year.
The climate crisis is an economic crisis. With "heat-flation" driving up food costs, we need intersectional climate policy now more than ever.2 Rising costs due to inflation are only getting worse as extreme heat threatens to destroy crops across the country, which will result in a disproportionate impact on low-income communities and Black and Brown communities.
We’re fighting for a Green New Deal, to ensure the most vulnerable receive the investments they need to revitalize their communities and prepare for inevitable extreme weather events. Join the fight, and support our work with a contribution today. Your donation will help us mobilize the resources we need to fight back against Big Oil and push our legislators to pass a Green New Deal to stop the worsening climate crisis.
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1. First Look At Summer 2024 Forecast: Will It Be Hotter Than Normal? | Patch, March 14, 2024
2. Extreme heat drives up food prices. Just how bad will it get? | Grist, March 27, 2024
