Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the extreme weather events will likely increase. MORE ⬇️
Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the extreme weather events, which claim more lives than hurricanes and tornadoes, will likely increase in the future.
Planting more trees to increase shade in cities and investing in green technology like heat pumps for home cooling and heating could help, Basu said. "Arizona already understands heat to a certain extent, but it's getting hotter for us, too," said Russell. “That means a lot of people will continue to die.”
Dr. 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.
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