Heat Strike

Blame it on the oil companies, or something:

On June 28, 2021, Seattle experienced unprecedented temperatures, reaching as high as 108°F, which marked the city’s hottest day on record. Juliana Leon, a 65-year-old woman, was driving home from a medical appointment when she was overcome by the extreme heat. Her vehicle’s air conditioning was not working, and she had rolled down the windows, but the intense outdoor conditions proved fatal. A passerby found her unconscious in her car, and emergency responders were unable to revive her. Her official cause of death was hyperthermia, or overheating. Misti Leon’s lawsuit argues that the oil companies named as defendants knew for decades that their products would contribute to climate change and lead to deadly weather events, yet they concealed and downplayed these risks from the public. It’s worthwhile to point out that globally, Earth’s temperature averages are among the coldest that have been determined for the last 485 million years.

Another climate lawsuit going nowhere fast...