Weather: AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat

[playahaitian]

@4 Dimensional @easy_b

AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat

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.

www.wdbj7.com

 

[playahaitian]

https://weather.com/news/weather/video/2023-had-record-summer-heat-deaths-ap-analysis-finds

 

[dbluesun]

and texas with the second highest heat related deaths passes a law that negates mandatory breaks

 

[tanks1]

122 degrees in India....

 

[playahaitian]

122 degrees in India....

WTF????

A scorching heat wave kills 14 in India ahead of a final round of election voting on Saturday

Officials in India say a scorching heat wave has killed at least 14 people, including 10 election officials, with temperatures soaring up to 49.9 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) in parts of the country this week

abcnews.go.com

 

[easy_b]

@4 Dimensional @easy_b

AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat

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.

www.wdbj7.com

Yup the climate change is accelerating. This is one of the reasons why the Atlanta ocean is super hot.

 

[THREAD_CRITIC]

I remember the summer of 95 people were dropping like flies I believe 700 people died in Chicago alone

 

[easy_b]

Heat wave: Triple-digit temperatures hit Texas, California, Nevada

As a heat wave envelops the West, 32 million people from Texas to California are on alert for life-threatening temperatures.

abcnews.go.com

 

[playahaitian]

I remember the summer of 95 people were dropping like flies I believe 700 people died in Chicago alone

Chicago’s Deadly 1995 Heat Wave: An Oral History

In this oral history, key players recount how one of Chicago’s worst disasters unfolded.

www.chicagomag.com

 

[THREAD_CRITIC]

Chicago’s Deadly 1995 Heat Wave: An Oral History

In this oral history, key players recount how one of Chicago’s worst disasters unfolded.

www.chicagomag.com

Yeah that’s it i remember being a middle class kid thinking how the is that possible but i totally understand now

 

[shaddyvillethug]

I do not like the heat

 

[bgbtylvr]

When I lived in Vegas it got so hot one my nose started bleeding. Couldn’t stop it for a good minute. Started drinking a gallon of water per day and keeping it in the car. I would take a quarter filled gallon of water and freeze it, then add water onto the ice and Carry it on errands.