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The heat-related death rate in the U.S. (heat being either an underlying or a contributing cause) has increased since the mid 2010s. [4] Between 1979 and 2014, the death rate as a direct result of exposure to heat (underlying cause of death) generally hovered around 0.5 to 1 deaths per million people, with spikes in certain years.
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.
On July 5, Palm Springs, California reached 124 °F (51 °C), breaking the record for the city's highest temperature. [16] On July 6, Redding, California saw 119 °F (48.3 °C) temperatures, breaking its all-time record. [17] That day, it was reported that Phoenix, Arizona had seen 13 heat-related deaths in 2024, with 160 more unconfirmed. [4]
The Environmental Protection Agency has tracked heat-related deaths in the country since 1979, and it’s estimated that more than 600 people in the country are killed by extreme heat every year ...
That heat-related death rate has increased dramatically compared to the early 2000s, regardless of age or population size. The upward trajectory appears to be sharpening recently. In 2022, 1,722 ...
A recent study published in Nature Medicine estimated that 47,000 people died last year in Europe due to heat. Experts say the number of heat-related deaths in the U.S. and globally is likely an ...
The Summer 2012 North American heat wave was one of the most severe heat waves in modern North American history. It resulted in more than 82 heat-related deaths across the United States and Canada , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and an additional twenty-two people died in the resultant June 2012 North American derecho .
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.