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In the nearby state of New Mexico, a pair of fast-moving wildfires abetted by the blistering heat have killed two people, burned more than 23,000 acres and destroyed 500 homes, according to ...
Heat waves and extreme heat kill more people in the United States than any other weather event. Experts say we should be worried as heat waves are getting more intense.
The Thompson Fire is burning just 20 miles south of Paradise, where California’s deadliest wildfire killed 85 people and destroyed thousands of homes in 2018.
At least 238 people died and 187 were injured because of the heat. [123] [124] According to the Portuguese Health Ministry, the heatwave killed 1,063 people between 7 and 18 July. Three people—two firefighters and a civilian—died in wildfires triggered by the heatwaves. [31]
And experts say that estimate is likely far lower than the actual number of lives lost to the excruciating heat. Extreme heat has killed 147 people in 5 counties, coroners report. The real number ...
The first heat wave, in late June, killed over 567 people, [2] and according to meteorologists it was caused by high pressure and winds from the Sahara Desert affecting large parts of the continent. [3] It resulted in record-breaking temperatures for the month of June at many locations.
The heatwaves in the year 2003 killed 70,000 people, while in the record breaking summer of 2022, 61,672 people died. The mortality was 56% higher among women in comparison to men. The countries with the highest rates of mortality were Italy , Greece , Spain and Portugal .
People have died taking a midday stroll, on a family hike, at an outdoor Taylor Swift concert — even staying home. Extreme heat is turning ordinary activities deadly. Heat is testing the limits ...