Heat-related deaths in the United States have nearly doubled in the past decade, as the Senate GOP pushes to nix climate regulations
, data shows that heat-related deaths have been rapidly rising over the past decade — even without yet taking into account this year’s record-breaking heat., heat related deaths in the U.S. nearly doubled between 2010 and 2022, when comparing the average of that year and the previous four years’ data. This year, meanwhile, is expected to break records for heat deaths, experts say.
“This year looks on pace to potentially break records, in terms of heat and heat mortalities,” Boston University environmental health professor Gregory Wellenius told“We are seeing the full spectrum of risks, from heat exhaustion to more injuries from dehydration to even new food or water borne illnesses because bacteria can replicate faster in warmer weather,” Wellenius continued.
This year has already seen a spike in heat-related hospitalizations in some places across states like
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