Phoenix firefighters give medical attention to a homeless man in the heat on May 30, 2024, in Phoenix. Matt York / AP
Luke 21:25 “And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves
Important Takeaways:
- Almost 100 suspected heat deaths are attributed to a single week, from July 7 to 13, when temperatures reached 118 degrees.
- A heat report dashboard run by Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix and is the fourth most-populated county in the United States with 4.4 million people, showed 322 deaths are suspected to have been a result of heat-related illness in the year to July 13 — a huge increase on last year.
- There have been 23 confirmed deaths in the county related to heat this year, the data shows, 17 of which were directly caused by heat and 6 which were “heat-contributed.”
- There have been at least 73 heat-related deaths across the U.S. this year so far, according to an ongoing count by NBC News.
- The DHH said a quarter of last year’s deaths happened indoors, with air conditioning units not working properly for two thirds of those victims.
- The heat dashboard was launched by the county in May to better track illness and death as a result of extreme temperatures.
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