From fire to flood, experts urge governments to disaster-proof hospitals against climate change
Disasters that bring people to the emergency room — like fires, floods, heat waves and other extreme weather — often also strike the hospitals themselves. With the number of climate-related emergencies expected to worsen in coming years, experts caution that some parts of the country will need to move quickly to disaster-proof life-saving infrastructure.
Disasters that bring people to the emergency room — like fires, floods, heat waves and other extreme weather — often also strike the hospitals themselves. With the number of climate-related emergencies expected to worsen in coming years, experts caution that some parts of the country will need to move quickly to disaster-proof life-saving infrastructure.
