Biden Administration, to Announce New Tracking System, for Heat-Related Illnesses.<br />On August 9, the Biden administration <br />announced plans to create a new federal <br />system to track heat-related illnesses nationwide.<br />NBC reports that the new system, along with <br />other measures, comes as pressure mounts<br />to take action amid a crippling summer heat wave.<br />According to officials, the new national dashboard would map the response of emergency services to heat-related illness calls across the country.<br />The dashboard would reportedly <br />be overseen by the Health and <br />Human Services Department. .<br />NBC reports that officials say the “EMS HeatTracker” <br />is meant to ensure that Americans receive <br />sufficient medical aid during severe heat events.<br />Heat is no longer a silent killer. <br />From coast-to-coast, communities <br />are battling to keep people cool, <br />safe and alive due to the growing <br />impacts of the climate crisis, Xavier Becerra, Health and Human Services Secretary, via NBC.<br />President Biden is committed <br />to providing communities with <br />the resources they need to stay safe, Xavier Becerra, Health and Human Services Secretary, via NBC.<br />NBC reports that the "EMS HeatTracker" will track patients <br />by age, race, gender and urbanicity to help officials <br />determine the highest risk for heat-related illnesses or death.<br />According to federal data, millions of people in the U.S. have <br />experienced record-breaking temperatures, making extreme <br />heat events the largest weather-related killer in the country.<br />National Weather Service data shows that more <br />people die from extreme heat in the U.S. than <br />from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined.<br />National Weather Service data shows that more <br />people die from extreme heat in the U.S. than <br />from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined.<br />National Weather Service data shows that more <br />people die from extreme heat in the U.S. than <br />from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes combined
