Variations in how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to tally how many people die in U.S. because of high temperatures

Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms Death certificates don’t always reflect the role that extreme heat played in ending a person’s life even when it seems obvious it was a factor. AP News

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Even when it seems obvious that extreme heat was a factor, death certificates don’t always reflect the role it played. Experts say a mishmash of ways more than 3,000 counties calculate heat deaths means we don’t really know how many people die in the U.S. each year because of high temperatures in an ever warming world.

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