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CA
cdph.ca.gov › Programs › OHE › CDPH Document Library › Climate-Health-Equity › CDPH-2022-Heat-Wave-Excess-Mortality-Report.pdf pdf
Excess Mortality During the September 2022 Heat Wave in California August 2023
researchers estimate heat-related mortality could rise to 6,700-11,300 deaths per ... The heat wave period was defined as August 31 through September 9, 2022.
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Nature
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Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022 | Nature Medicine
October 24, 2023 - This ecological analysis using the Eurostat database estimated that summer 2022, the hottest summer on record, was associated with over 61,000 heat-related deaths across 35 countries in Europe, with the highest mortality rates in countries near ...
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CNN
cnn.com › 2023 › 07 › 10 › world › deadly-europe-heatwave-2022-climate › index.html
Nearly 62,000 people died from record-breaking heat in Europe last summer. It’s a lesson for the US, too | CNN
July 14, 2023 - ... Nearly 62,000 people died heat-related deaths last year during Europe’s hottest summer on record, a new study has found — more heartbreaking evidence that heat is a silent killer, and its victims are vastly under-counted.

European heat wave in June 2022

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Between June and September 2022, large parts of Europe were affected by persistent heatwaves which killed tens of thousands and caused billions of euros in damage. They were the deadliest meteorological event … Wikipedia
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Start date 10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)
End date 12 September 2022 (2022-09-12)
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Start date 10 June 2022 (2022-06-10)
End date 12 September 2022 (2022-09-12)
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Wikipedia
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2022 European heat waves
December 4, 2025 - In total, an estimated 18,010 excess deaths were reported due to the heat wave. On the evening of 18 July, a large fire began in Massarosa, Lucca, which has destroyed 900 ha (2,200 acres) as of 21 July 2022, reaching the province of Pisa.
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NPR
npr.org › 2023 › 07 › 12 › 1187068731 › heat-waves-europe-deaths-study
Study links Europe's summer 2022 heat waves to 61,600 deaths : NPR
July 12, 2023 - Heat waves in Europe killed more than 61,000 people — most of them women — last summer, according to an estimate published in the journal Nature on Monday. The summer of 2022 was the continent's hottest on record.
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USAFacts
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How many people die from extreme heat in the US? | USAFacts
August 22, 2023 - Provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which actively tracks daily and weekly heat-related illnesses, shows that 1,714 US deaths in 2022 were due to “heat-related” causes.
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Scientific American
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U.S. Deaths from Heat Are Dangerously Undercounted | Scientific American
September 7, 2024 - California death certificates showed that 20 people died as a result of heat-related illness from Aug. 31, 2022 to Sept. 9, 2022. But a study last year by California’s Department of Public Health found that death rates increased by about 5 ...
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Axios
axios.com › 2022 › 07 › 18 › heat-wave-europe-death-toll
Heat wave kills more than 2,000 people in Spain and Portugal
July 20, 2022 - Portugal's director-general of health told Reuters Tuesday that there were 1,063 heat-related deaths between July 7 and July 18. The heat wave has now moved north into France and the U.K., where the temperatures broke all-time national ...
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ISGLOBAL
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Record-breaking Heat in the Summer of 2022 Caused more than 61,000 Deaths in Europe - ISGLOBAL
November 28, 2023 - The highest temperature anomalies were recorded during the hottest month, from mid-July to mid-August. This coincidence magnified, according to the researchers, heat-related mortality, causing 38,881 deaths between 11 July and 14 August.
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Maricopa County
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2022 Heat Deaths Report
Compared with previous years, a higher proportion of deaths occurred in July (58%) and ... In 2022, 107 heat-associated deaths occurred on days with an excessive heat warning.
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OPB
opb.org › article › 2022 › 07 › 28 › oregon-heat-wave-deaths
At least 7 deaths in Oregon tied to heat wave - OPB
July 30, 2022 - July 28, 2022 5:46 p.m. Updated: July 28, 2022 11:29 p.m. State officials believe at least seven people in Oregon have died from heat-related issues, and dozens of people have sought medical attention, as the region continues to struggle with ...
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Euronews
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Heatwaves in 2022 may have caused 70,000 deaths in Europe
November 26, 2023 - High temperatures in 2022 may be responsible for 70,000 excess deaths in Europe, according to a new study. Researchers at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) revised initial estimates of heat-related mortality for summer 2022 ...
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Yale e360
e360.yale.edu › digest › severe-heat-deaths-europe-2022
Severe Heat Killed More Than 70,000 in Europe Last Year, Scientists Estimate - Yale E360
Severe heat killed upwards of 70,000 people in Europe in the summer of 2022, according to a new study. For the study, researchers analyzed data on temperature and mortality, recorded daily across 16 countries, to determine the number of deaths ...
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News-Medical
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Impact of the 2022 European heat wave: Over 60,000 deaths recorded
July 17, 2023 - Francisco de Souza, Hugo. (2023, July 17). Impact of the 2022 European heat wave: Over 60,000 deaths recorded. News-Medical.
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New York City
a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov › IndicatorPublic › data-features › heat-report
2025 Heat Mortality Report | Environment and Health Data Portal – Environment & Health Data Portal
In the most recent five-year period (2018-2022), an estimated 525 people died annually due to heat. These heat-related deaths account for about 3% of all deaths over the warm season months ...
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Le Monde
lemonde.fr › a la une › france › climate change
Heat wave 'likely' to have caused over 11,000 additional deaths in France this summer
September 6, 2022 - Read more Heat wave: View the high-temperature records broken in France in June and July · In 2022, more than 11,000 more people died between June 1 and August 22, compared with the same period in 2019 – the last year prior to the Covid-19 ...
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The Guardian
theguardian.com › world › 2023 › sep › 22 › heat-related-deaths-2022-hit-highest-level-record-england
Heat-related deaths in 2022 hit highest level on record in England | Extreme weather | The Guardian
November 24, 2023 - A recent study showed the heatwaves of 2022 killed more than 61,000 people across Europe, with the highest rates in Italy, Greece, Spain and Portugal.
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KGW
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Northwest heat waves killed 5 people in Portland in 2022 | kgw.com
Four of the five deaths occurred between July 25 and July 31, a period in which Portland hit 95 degrees or higher for seven days straight. One person died on July 28, two more on July 30 and the fourth on July 31.
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New York City
a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov › IndicatorPublic › data-features › heat-report-archive › 2022
Annual Report on heat mortality in NYC – Environment & Health Data Portal
There was an average of 10 deaths ... and August (13%), followed by June (8%), May (2%) and September (2%). As of March 2022, there were 4 heat-stress ......
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CA
oehha.ca.gov › climate-change › epic-2022 › impacts-human-health › heat-related-deaths-and-illnesses
Heat-related Deaths and Illnesses - OEHHA
October 24, 2025 - As temperatures warm, emergency department visits due to heat-related illnesses are rising in California. Hospitalizations and deaths spike in years with especially high summertime temperatures. Because heat-related cases are unrecognized and underreported, the actual numbers are likely considerably higher.