‘The heat’s different now’: Why the U.S. was unprepared for a deadly summer

Texas couple Ramona and Monway Ison were killed by the heat in mid-June, just days into what has since become a two-month-long heat wave in the Southwest with few signs of relief. | Photos courtesy of Roxanna Flood

By Ariel Wittenberg

08/20/2023 07:00 AM EDTThe air conditioner technician arrived at the Baytown, Texas, mobile home as the medical examiner was removing the bodies.Ramona and Monway Ison’s air conditioner had broken earlier in the week, but the retired couple living on a fixed income couldn’t afford the $1,600 repair. It took three days for Ramona Ison, 71, to secure a loan from […]

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