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Deadly Heat Waves Intensify as Summers Sizzle (Op-Ed)
2013-06-10 14:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yahoo!News: No one ever should die from heat. But every year, about 650 Americans do -- a death toll greater than tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and lightning combined. And, in a deadly harbinger of what is worse to come, a new study shows that heat deaths are on the rise. An analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released this week reported that between June 30 and July 13 of last year -- the hottest year on record -- excessive heat killed 32 people in four states: Maryland, Ohio,...
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