"Extreme Heat Linked To Rise in US Death Rates: Study"

"Extreme heat events, on the rise due to climate change, are associated with higher overall adult death rates across the U.S., a new study has found.

From 2008 through 2017, each additional extreme heat day per month was linked to 0.07 additional deaths per 100,000 adults — or 7 deaths per 10 million adults — during the same period, according to the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Thursday.

“Our study demonstrates that extreme heat is already associated with a higher mortality rate across the contiguous United States,” lead author Sameed Khatana, an assistant professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, told The Hill."

Sharon Udasin reports for The Hill May 19, 2022.