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Displaying 2 of about 2 results… a coordinated, interagency effort to respond to extreme heat that threatens the lives and livelihoods of Americans, … and floods produce dramatic images of devastation, extreme heat often takes place out of sight and out of the news. But … workers and communities. During the June 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, states reported hundreds of …
… people are becoming aware of — and stressed by — extreme heat, which causes more deaths every year in the U.S. than … event. An estimated 1,300 Americans die from extreme heat each year. By 2050, that number could be closer to 60,000 . [...] A growing pile of research warns of how heat stroke can worsen health for decades afterward, …