As Tucson gears up for another summer of brutal heat, Mayor Regina Romero said the city aims to open two additional cooling centers and increase its distribution of cooling kits to help Tucson’s most vulnerable residents.
“We are feeling the full force of climate change and extreme heat has become a year-round challenge,” Romero said during Monday’s news conference, as long-awaited rain clouds gathered overhead. “This is no longer a summer problem.”
Monday, May 5 was the start of heat awareness week, a region-wide effort to highlight the dangers of extreme heat in Pima County…