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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 ...
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.
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.
Between 14 and 19 June 2024, at least 1,301 people on the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca died due to extreme heat, with temperatures exceeding 50 °C (122 °F). [1] [2] Extreme heat caused heat stroke and dehydration, leading to the deaths.
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 .
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]
People brave the heat before sunset during a long-duration heat wave in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (Mario Tama / Getty Images) However, as record high temperatures hit parks, the margin of ...
Heat already kills an estimated 489,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, but the real toll could be higher because heat-related deaths are so hard to track.