Heat-related deaths in the United States have more than doubled since 1999.
Medical journal JAMA published a new study that found heat-related deaths were up 117% from 1999 to 2023.
During that time period, at least 21,518 people have died from heat-related deaths.
The Centers for Disease Control found that heat-related deaths spiked in 2006 and 2011 but have steadily increased since 2016.
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