If you live in North Carolina, your risk from extreme heat waves is probably already high, and growing. 

Nationally, by 2053 nearly two-thirds of the American population is expected to experience dangerous heat waves. That includes areas of the South and Southwest which could face more than 70 consecutive days each year with heat over 100 degrees.

Those jarring facts should help spell out the necessity of implementing climate crisis action tools like clean energy development now, in terms that anyone can understand.

Check out your community’s risk with this online tool.