Heat-related deaths accelerated in the last 7 years, Journal of American Medical Association study finds
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From 1999-2023, the Journal of American Medical Association recorded 21,518 deaths where heat was either the underlying cause or the contributing cause of death, likely an underestimation, they say.
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From 1999-2023, the Journal of American Medical Association recorded 21,518 deaths where heat was either the underlying cause or the contributing cause of death, likely an underestimation, they say.
As temperatures reach record levels in many parts of the US this week, emergency rooms bracing for a new normal: More patients are becoming gravely ill because their bodies can’t take the heat.
In 2023, more than 47,000 excess heat-related deaths were reported in Europe and Greece and Bulgaria had the highest mortality rates due to relentless heatwaves.
Heat-related mortality rates increased from 1999 to 2023 in the United States, according to a research letter published online Aug. 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
A new study in the medical journal "Jama" shows a 117% spike from 1999 to 2023. More than 21,000 people died during that period, with a disproportionate number of deaths recorded in California, Arizona, Nevada, and Texas.
