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The death certificates of more than 2,300 people who died in the United States last summer mention the effects of excessive heat, the highest number in 45 years of records, according to an ...
The heat wave entailed wildfires in Alberta, record temperatures across Canada and the US, and over 100 deaths in Mexico. The heat also accelerated snow melt in mountain ranges, causing flooding and mudslides. According to scientists, climate change increased the strength of the 2023 heatwaves including in North America. [3] [4] [5]
More Americans died from heat in 2023 than any year in more than two decades of records, according to findings published Monday
In 2023, 2,325 heat-related deaths were reported in the U.S., compared to just 311 in 2004. ... Last year was the hottest in human history, ... per the National Weather Service (NWS). Heat rash: ...
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.
Because of that lag, it wasn't until this spring that Maricopa County's Public Health Department was able to issue its final count of 645 heat-related deaths for 2023. The deaths included those in which heat was a secondary factor, such as a heart attack provoked by high temperatures. The forecast
Extreme heat killed more Americans in 2023 than any other year over nearly a quarter century of records, according to research published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Arizona’s largest county shattered its record for heat-related deaths in 2023, a grim reminder of how dangerous last summer’s heat waves were for people vulnerable to rising temperatures.