![]() ![]() “Hurricanes, flooding and wildfires are very dramatic,” said Khatana. Older people and those with diabetes, obesity, heart disease and other serious health conditions are most at risk, he said. Khatana participated in research published last year that suggested that from 20 between 13,000 to 20,000 adult deaths were linked to extreme heat, about half due to heart disease. Sameed Khatana, a staff cardiologist at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center and assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, said deaths in which heat contributed significantly to fatalities from causes like heart failure should also be considered to provide a more complete picture. ![]() So far this season, there have been six heat-associated deaths in Maricopa County, home to nearly 4.5 million people.ĭr. The county’s Office of the Medical Examiner updates suspected and confirmed heat-associated deaths every week through the warm season, which runs from May through October. Located in the Sonoran Desert, Maricopa County counts not just deaths due to exposure but also deaths in which heat is among several major contributing factors, including heart attacks and strokes. The county tallied 425 heat-associated deaths last year, a 25% increase over 2021. “That means a lot of people will continue to die.”Ĭounting heat deaths has become a science in Arizona’s Maricopa County, which includes metro Phoenix. “Arizona already understands heat to a certain extent, but it’s getting hotter for us, too,” said Russell. ![]()
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