El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse - Inside Climate News

El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse - Inside Climate News

In El Paso, heat deaths hit record highs in 2023 and 2024. Advocates say not enough is being done to protect the region’s most vulnerable people.Story by Martha Pskowski, photos by Paul RatjeEL PASO—Retired Catholic priest Arturo Bañuelas leaned into the microphone as he urged county commissioners to do something about the growing crisis of migrants dying in the desert just miles from the courthouse where he stood.

El Paso Struggles to Keep Up With Toll of Extreme Heat - Public Health Watch

This is the first in an occasional series of stories exploring the effects of rising temperatures across Texas. The project is a collaboration between Public Health Watch, the San Antonio Express-News and Inside Climate News. EL PASO—Retired Catholic priest Arturo Bañuelas leaned into the microphone as he urged county commissioners to do something about the growing crisis of migrants dying in the desert just miles from the courthouse where he st…