A recent report by the California Department of Insurance found that over 5,000 hospitalizations and nearly 10,600 emergency department (ED) visits were associated with the episodes of extreme heat between 2013 and 2022. Hospitalizations ranged from 60 to 2,132 across events and ED visits ranging from 126 to 4,280.
A recent report by the California Department of Insurance found that over 5,000 hospitalizations and nearly 10,600 emergency department (ED) visits were associated with the episodes of extreme heat between 2013 and 2022. Hospitalizations ranged from 60 to 2,132 across events and ED visits ranging from 126 to 4,280. (source: shutterstock.com)

Black Voice News photojournalist Aryana Noroozi was born in San Diego, California and graduated with a master’s degree from The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her love for visual storytelling led her to document immigrant and deportee communities and those struggling with addiction. She was a 2020 Pulitzer Center Crisis Reporting Fellow and a GroundTruth Project Migration Fellow. She is currently a CatchLight/Report for America corps member employed by Black Voice News. You can learn more about her at aryananoroozi.com. You can email her at aryana@blackvoicenews.com.