As San Diego County residents continue to face extreme weather events such as the January 22 storm, Scripps researchers say their latest findings expose a need to re-think public policy. The study conduced by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego shows the combination of extreme heat and wildfires disproportionately harm less affluent and communities of color. For example, statistics prove worse along the border, than along the coast. The scientists tracked 13 years of data. FULL STORY: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/extreme-heat-wildfires-more-harm-iless-affluent-communities/509-8cd4e330-dd6b-4342-b846-4eea858f6d86