The 2023 CDC report indicates that around 2,300 deaths were attributed to heat, but researchers believe the actual fatalities could be as high as 10,000.
Heat-related deaths often remain unrecorded or misclassified due to inconsistencies in death certificate reporting and limited resources for proper investigations.
Officials frequently do not recognize heat as a contributing factor in deaths, leading to a lack of awareness about the severity of heat risks.
With extreme heat becoming increasingly frequent, addressing the rise in heat-related fatalities necessitates a standardized approach to recognize and document cases.
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