Article 6E7WR ‘The burns can cook them’: searing sidewalks cause horrific injuries in US

‘The burns can cook them’: searing sidewalks cause horrific injuries in US

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Amy Silverman in Phoenix
from Environment | The Guardian on (#6E7WR)

The recent heatwaves in Arizona, stoked by the climate crisis, have led to a spike in contact burns from asphalt almost as hot as boiling water

On a sunny day in mid-May, Bobby Hunt fell asleep by the side of a gas station in Phoenix. Hunt says he was waiting for a friend to pick him up.

Next thing I know, I wake up in the hospital."

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