What we know about extreme heat’s health impacts after the hottest summer on record Theresa Gaffney By Theresa Gaffney May 14, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/14/hottest-summer-2000-years-nature-study-climate-change-effects-health/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--mlO43Q5moqZObx9gDLmtHrG0lUNczQP59ZkBprHlJcaDt-wZI1X1wVkNIez5mTaU5GcriBgHlWjMAyIe9IIx3qmPxRg&_hsmi=307106714&utm_content=307106714&utm_source=hs_email https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1004364&utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-97avUvYAsLvk7y_S1XcUkuCkhPKwsKFnJkgsOlZFIVdfFcDGAQjSseyA-8oewRk9oGYW8KBnqFt79qhz4kIET65NqfSA&_hsmi=307106714&utm_content=307106714&utm_source=hs_email What we know about the health impacts of extreme heat Last summer’s heat waves demonstrated all the ways that extreme heat takes a toll on the human body. In Texas, more than 300 people died from heat last year — the highest number since the state started tracking the deaths in 1989. Globally, more than 150,000 deaths are associated with heat waves each year, according to a new study in PLOS Medicine. And authors of another study published in Nature yesterday found that last summer was the hottest in the Northern Hemisphere in 2,000 years. The stakes are as high as the temps. I spoke with experts about the wide-ranging health consequences of extreme heat, and what policymakers can do to keep people cool and safe. Read more.