Heat-related deaths jumped in Southern Arizona from June to July. In June, there were eight deaths. In July, there were 42.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Heat-related deaths jumped in Southern Arizona from June to July. In June, there were eight deaths. In July, there were 42, according to data from the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office.
He says he walks as fast as he can to get through the areas with no shade, but admits that’s easier because of his age. “Elderly populations are more vulnerable to the effects of the heat than somebody who is younger with more robust physiologic responses to being more tolerant to the heat,” explained Dr. Hess.
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