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By June this year , more than 1.5 billion people had spent a day in life-threatening temperatures above 103 degrees Fahrenheit .
In Phoenix , Arizona , almost 400 people died from heat exposure last year .
The answer hinges, in part, on a small team the city created to deliver aid during heat emergencies.
"A bottle of water in someone’s hand is life-saving. It's a life-or-death situation sometimes for these people," she says.
"I have people in tears thanking me, because they see me out there every single day ," she said.
"If we could make more affordable housing, then I wouldn't be needed," she adds.
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