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Excessive heat contributed to 1,670 deaths nationwide last year, according to federal data — the highest rate in at least two decades. An increase in drug use and homelessness, along with hotter temperatures, were among the reasons.
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State and federal agencies are scrambling to find measures to combat rising heat deaths and injuries of people who work in triple-digit temperatures.
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Where trees are growing — and who has access to their shade — affects health and well-being, especially in Florida, one of the hottest states in the country.
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Amid multiple excessive heat warnings, the district is emphasizing heat protocols for athletes and students who do activities outside.
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The facility received chillers over the weekend to help cool down inpatient units. Patients in long- and short-term care have been assigned to other rooms. Non-urgent procedures were postponed.
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Many experts believe heat-related illnesses and deaths are almost certainly undercounted both in Florida and nationwide. One major reason is the way the medical industry keeps records.
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A new report from NOAA and NASA confirms that last month was the hottest July ever recorded, driven to new heights by human-caused climate change.
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Death certificates don’t always reflect the role that extreme heat played in ending a life, even when it seems obvious it was a factor. That imprecision harms efforts to better protect people from extreme heat.
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Recognizing the symptoms can prevent worsening conditions as excessive heat stands as the leading contributor to weather-related fatalities, according to NOAA.
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The study assigned subjects to one of two rooms: 68 degrees or a sweat-inducing 86 degrees. They played a computer game that can bring out the worst in human nature. What are the real-world lessons?