More Than 300 Suspected Heat-Related Deaths in Arizona County as Temperatures Soar

Published on July 19, 2024

More than 300 deaths could be linked to the scorching temperatures in Maricopa County, Arizona, according to official data. Maricopa County, which includes the city of Phoenix, operates a heat report dashboard showing that 322 deaths that have occurred over the summer are under investigation as possibly being heat-related. Maricopa is the fourth most populous county in the United States, with more than 4.6 million people. Nearly 100 of the suspected heat deaths occurred from July 7 to July 13, the same week that temperatures reached 118 degrees. This follows the hottest June on record in Phoenix, with an average temperature of 97 degrees, according to the National Weather Service....

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