The happenings of Spokane, Washington

Their night time temperatures are rising, and just this summer, they had an unprecedented heat wave where the temperatures were in the 100’s.

My husband and I were new residents to the city of Spokane, WA. I loved living here, and it was going to be my first summer in the city. Spokane was possibly the prettiest city I had ever visited, and there was so much to do. I was watching television the other morning, before going to work. They had a warning system go off. The warning was to let people know that hazard sheltering was now open. When the temperature gets to a certain degree, there are areas throughout the city that open up for people to come in for air conditioning. This is a wonderful idea, but many of the people are unable to get to the hazard sheltering. They don’t drive, and most of the shelters are too far for people to walk. One death due to extreme weather is one too many, but it happens. Spokane, WA is trying to follow certain parameters to keep people safe, but it isn’t always the best. Spokane is a beautiful city, but it also has its problems when it comes to climate change. Their night time temperatures are rising, and just this summer, they had an unprecedented heat wave where the temperatures were in the 100’s. Spokane, WA is doing their best to take care of their residents, and this warning system that I saw on television, is just one way they are trying to protect us. There are alerts for tsunamis and even volcano eruptions. Now there are alerts for heat waves coming, for the city of Spokane, WA. We need to protect all citizens and not just those who are homeless.

 

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