WV and National Disaster News - July 28, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

Excessive Heat Advisories are still in effect today throughout West Virginia.​ See details for your location 
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Heat Advisories - Extreme heat has been referred to as a "silent killer" because it claims thousands of lives each year, though the immediate dangers it poses are not always immediately visible to the public.

• High heat, humidity and storms continue into the start of the weekend (WCHS-TV)
• Heat Advisory in the Ohio Valley  (WTRF-TV)
• Officials have Mid-Ohio Valley under heat advisory today  (The Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
• Doctor warns of heat-related illness  (WSAZ-TV)
• Staying Safe in Dangerous Heat  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Where To Cool Off as Heat Wave Washes Over Ohio Valley  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register) 

Opioid Crisis

• DHHR Announces Virtual Town Hall Meetings on W.Va. Substance Abuse Plan  (West Virginia Public Broadcasting-Radio)

Public Health

• Charleston residents comment on Women's Health Center seeking syringe service program license  (Metro News-Radio)

Responder Funding

• Teays Valley Fire Department will cut service amid budget shortfall  (Metro News-Radio)

 
NATIONAL NEWS

Extreme Heat

• July has been so blistering hot, scientists already calculate that it's the warmest month on record (AP)
• On the frontline in battle against searing heat (BBC)
• Biden takes on hot planet summer (Politico), related news
• Biden announces new steps to protect workers from extreme heat (NY Daily News), related news: The Grio 
• We are in a climate emergency, what should we do? (Daily Kos)
• Phoenix Heat Emergency (Phoenix Business Journal)

Flood Insurance

• Senator Kennedy proposes a bill to extend FEMA'S flood insurance program (KNOE News 8 – Louisiana)
• Severe Storm Threat Tracks Around Heat Dome from Midwest To Northeast (The Weather Channel)

Other

• Tornado damage to Pfizer factory highlights vulnerabilities of drug supply (Delaware Public Media)​