Heat waves can cause heat stress -- which can mean death for people suffering with sickle cell disease.
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We know that Prodigy was in Las Vegas when he died yesterday. Vegas is currently under an excessive heat warning. It's serious.
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It's impossible to know if the Las Vegas heat wave is caused by climate change. But we know climate change increases extreme weather events.
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We know that sickle cell anemia disproportionately affects black people -- as many as 80% of of sickle cell patients are black.
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We know that whether or not climate change contributed to Prodigy's death, it poses disproportionately deadly consequences for black folks.
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Environmental and climate inequity always map themselves onto communities of color. It can be as deadly as a heart attack. Or heat stress.
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We need to stop talking about climate change in abstract terms. It's not about invisible carbon emissions. It's about invisible lives.
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This is why we need more people of color writing about climate. Your fav climate writers didn't even know who Prodigy was until yesterday.
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Most successful movements against inequity have always been lead by black folks in the US. We need frontlines at the front line of climate.
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We're failing at climate because white activists and white journalists continue to dominate the story. We need different narratives.
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Rest in peace, Prodigy. One of my favorite rappers ever ever ever. I hope we figure out how to do right by you on day.
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