Merciless heat

The weather in Charlotte has been brutal lately, with temperatures over 100F (40C) and very high humidity. Tempers are short, and people with mental health issues are pushed closer to acting out by the stress. Thanks to Jason and the folks at Homeless Helping Homeless, we are setting out ice water, and allowing greater access to air conditioned parts of our buildings.

Meanwhile, of course, the garden suffers in the sweltering heat, though the tomatoes we served yesterday were very sweet and disappeared extremely fast, too fast for me to take a pic! I was busy slicing them up - gardeners who work with fresh food soon find themselves in the kitchen, since so many Americans have no idea how to deal with fresh produce any more the gardeners have to get in there and fix the food. The sweetness is a result of concentrated sugars, so the heat has a benefit. But, wow! The hot weather is brutal on people.

Read about what's happening other places:

HOT WEATHER GUIDELINES FOR HOMELESS

READ ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND HOT WEATHER RISKS

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