Shannon wrote:

Without preventative action, the report said that a nine-day heatwave, with temperatures averaging at least 27 degrees over 24 hours, would cause 3,000 immediate deaths, with another 3,350 people dying from heat-related conditions during the summer.

80 deg F will cause 3,000 immediate deaths? I'm not positive, but I think it's got to be a lot hotter than that to induce heat exhaustion or heat stroke.

-janelane

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