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While the number of heat-related deaths fluctuated year to year, there was a sharp uptick in the last seven years. ... According to the data, heat-related deaths increased by 16.8% per year from ...
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.
July 2022 European heat wave (week 2) In 2022, several areas of the world experienced heat waves.Heat waves were especially notable in East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, western Europe, the United States, and southern South America. 2022 heat waves accounted for record-breaking temperatures and, in some regions, heat-related deaths.
There were two deaths – one each in Arizona and Idaho. [57] Later on in the month, Nashville set their latest day at or above 100 °F (38 °C) on September 21. [ 58 ] Nevada and Utah saw their hottest September on record, and the 3rd quarter of 2022 for the United States as a whole was the hottest on record. [ 59 ]
An important indicator is age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people. That heat-related death rate has increased dramatically compared to the early 2000s, regardless of age or population size.
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.
25 August: a study published in Communications Earth & Environment projected that, even if global warming is constrained to within 2.0 °C, by 2100 the "extremely dangerous" [Note 2] heat index threshold 124 °F (51 °C) is likely to be exceeded on more than 15 days each year in sub-Saharan Africa, parts of the Arabian peninsula, and much of ...
The study found that heat-related deaths for U.S. adults aged 65 and older increased by 88% in 2018-2022 compared to 2000-04. This summer, Arizona’s Maricopa County shattered its record for heat ...