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Philly changed the way the world views heat disasters and may have saved thousands of lives

Philly's method of counting heat deaths met stiff resistance, but the city eventually was vindicated.

A SEPTA bus operating as a cooling center along Allegheny and Germantown Avenues during the heat wave in June 2021.
A SEPTA bus operating as a cooling center along Allegheny and Germantown Avenues during the heat wave in June 2021.Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer