As dangerous heat bears down on the  central and eastern United States recently, a new study shows heat-related deaths across the country are on the rise. While 2023 was the hottest year on record and led to at least 2,325 heat-related deaths in the US, more than 21,518 people have died from heat since 1999, according to a study published recently in JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. “It’s very likely that we’re going to continue to face these kind of extreme heat issues,” said Jeffrey Howard, an associate professor in public health at the University of Texas at San Antonio and the lead author of the study. “It’s not something that’s going to go away.”

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/