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    'I'm going to die out here.' Brutal heat is even more dangerous with coronavirus

    by Stephanie Lai, Los Angeles Times Jul 24, 2020 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - Charlotte Oliver is well acquainted with heat. She grew up in the desert regions of California's Inland Empire, where temperatures this month have reached 121 degrees.

    But for the 50-year-old, living with heat became an urgent matter when, amid alcohol addiction two years ago, she found herself on the streets.

    "There were days I didn't think I would make it," she said. "I kept thinking, 'I'm going to die out here.'"

    For Southern California's elderly and homeless populations, stifling heat is more than an inconvenience. Without the cooling centers and shelters that are

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