The Boston Globe: How Boston’s homeless are navigating the summer swelter

June 24th, 2025

How Boston’s homeless are navigating the summer swelter

With climate change, Boston is increasingly experiencing more 90-degree days with high humidity each year. Workers at St. Francis House brace for higher volumes of people coming in with this shift in weather and train their staff on how to identify any danger signs for heat stroke and other heat related illnesses.

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