Climate change & extreme heat

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Climate change & extreme heat

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Corporate Authors:

National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects. Environmental Health Tracking Branch.
Description:

Extreme heat events, or heat waves, are a leading cause of extreme weather-related deaths in the United States. The number of heat-related deaths is rising. For example, in 1995, 465 heat-related deaths occurred in Chicago. From 1999 to 2010, a total of 7,415 people died of heat-related deaths, an average of about 618 deaths a year.
Subjects:

Climate Change Extreme Heat Heat Exhaustion Heat Stress Disorders Heat Stroke Hot Temperature
Document Type:

Poster
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Infographic
Pages in Document:

1 infographic
Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:b12d4f1bbc98bd542e302f1f490f283e2748954251bfee2728188cf9e6050714
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/46724/cdc_46724_DS1.jpeg
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[JPEG - 1.52 MB ]

File Language:

English

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