An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows about 2,300 people in the United States died in the summer of 2023 with their death certificates mentioning the effects of excessive heat. That’s the highest in 45 years of records. (AP Video by Kendria LaFleur)
AP analysis finds 2023 set record for US heat deaths, killing in areas that used to handle the heat
An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows about 2,300 people in the United States died in the summer of 2023 with their death certificates mentioning the effects of excessive heat. That’s the highest in 45 years of records. (AP Video by Kendria LaFleur)