Heat-related deaths on the rise in the United States

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans dying from extreme heat or related causes has increased sharply in the US, new data has found.

A look at US CDCP mortality data from 1999 to 2023 showed a slight but steady decline in such deaths until 2016.

However, from that point until 2023, heat-related deaths began to increase rapidly.

A team led by Jeffrey Howard, an associate professor of public health at the University of Texas at San Antonio, concluded that as temperatures continue to rise due to climate change, not only in the United States but in other regions of the world. Deaths are expected to increase.