Phoenix, Arizona, has experienced a significant increase in heat-related deaths, with Maricopa County reporting a 52% surge in 2023, totaling 645 deaths. Over the past decade, heat-related fatalities in Phoenix have increased tenfold. Last year’s deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn't discriminate. The state has been the third-fastest warming in the US over the past 40 years, with temperatures in Phoenix recently hitting 110°F. In the past five years, nearly 2,000 people have died from heat-related causes in Maricopa County.
Climate change is proving deadly in Arizona ⛔️ 🌡️ The number of heat-related deaths in Maricopa County surged 52% in 2023 to 645, and are up 10x since 2014 🌡️ Arizona has been the third-fastest warming US state over the past 40 years 🌡️ Phoenix temperatures hit 110° on a… https://t.co/C2JazUdCwJ
Heat-related deaths 🥵 in Phoenix are up 10x in the last decade 📈 (1/3) https://t.co/ZEnCjvCyAq
“.. In Arizona’s Maricopa County, home to the capital of Phoenix, nearly 2,000 people have died of heat-related deaths in the past five years.” @business @markgongloff #Heat https://t.co/MNkh1gSIvw
Last year’s deadly heat wave in metro Phoenix didn’t discriminate https://t.co/w1wNKbT60x https://t.co/eIWR9k78RU
Skyrocketing temperatures are colliding with a lack of planning in Phoenix that is contributing to a rise in heat-related deaths https://t.co/47Jgh204Ku