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The extreme heat resulted in 569 deaths in Phoenix. [21] The summer heat wave resulted in Texas experiencing its second hottest summer on record in 2023, with the full year being its hottest on record. Over 300 people died from heat in Texas in 2023, the most since the state began tracking such deaths in 1989. [22]
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.
2023 was the hottest year on record, 1.48 °C warmer than the pre-industrial level. [16] 2023 surface air temperatures breached the 1.5 °C threshold for a record number of days. The world breached the Paris Agreement 1.5 °C warming mark for a record number of days. [17]
More Americans died from heat in 2023 than any year in more than two decades of records, according to findings published Monday
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 following is a list of weather events that occurred on Earth in the year 2023. The year saw a transition from La Niña to El Niño , with record high global average surface temperatures . There were several natural disasters around the world from various types of weather, including blizzards , cold waves , droughts , heat waves , wildfires ...
In 2023, 2,325 heat-related deaths were reported in the U.S., compared to just 311 in 2004. ... the National Weather Service warns. Hot weather kills 1,220 people annually, according to the CDC ...
1988 – intense heat spells in combination with the drought of 1988, reminiscent of the dust bowl years caused deadly results across the United States. Official estimates report that 5,000 to 10,000 people died because of constant heat across the United States. Some estimates put total deaths at close to 17,000. [14]