Extreme Heat Signals Need for Inclusive Climate Action

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Waris Ali, 45, from Tahirpur, Sunamganj, with his daughter and grandchildren in his house located adjacent to the river. His son, Royis Miah, 21, who had an intellectual and physical disability, drowned in the flood water while attempting to use an outside toilet. The flood damaged Waris’ entire house and he fears that his family would not survive another flood. © 2022 T. Ahmad/Human Rights Watch As the Northern Hemisphere again experiences a surge in extreme heat, I wonder if this summer will be different from the last, which The New York Times described as a summer…

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