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The National Weather Service compiles statistics on weather-related fatalities and publishes reports every year. [2] In 2016, flooding was the number-one cause of weather-related fatalities, but over a 30-year period, on average, extreme heat is the deadliest form of weather. [3]
Year Death tolls Event Countries affected Type Date 1900 6,000–12,000 1900 Galveston hurricane: United States Tropical cyclone September 9 1901 9,500 1901 eastern United States heat wave: United States Heat wave June–July 1902 29,000 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée: Martinique Volcanic eruption April–August 1903 3,500 1903 Manzikert ...
A 2021 study found that 9.4% of global deaths between 2000 and 2019 – ~5 million annually – can be attributed to extreme temperature with cold-related ones making up the larger share and decreasing and heat-related ones making up ~0.91 % and increasing.
This sobering statistic underscores a 117 percent surge in heat-related deaths since 1999, with over 20,000 lives claimed by blistering temperatures over the past two decades.
In the 2010s, that dropped to about 40 per day, the World Meteorological Organization said in a report Wednesday that looks at more than 11,000 weather disasters in the past half-century.
Last year there were 579 confirmed and 56 suspected deaths related to heat in Maricopa, compared to 386 in 2022, according to data from the Department of Heath and Human Services.
July 2022 European heat wave (week 2) In 2022, several areas of the world experienced heat waves.Heat waves were especially notable in East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, western Europe, the United States, and southern South America. 2022 heat waves accounted for record-breaking temperatures and, in some regions, heat-related deaths.
Extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S. According to data from the CDC , “heat has caused more U.S. deaths yearly than hurricanes and tornadoes combined on ...