Summer 2023 brought an immense surge in heat deaths. It's left to the Maricopa County medical examiner's office to compile ...

Daytime temperatures in the 110s and nighttimes at or above 90 degrees stress bodies and may raise Arizona's death count.

Hottest US city, buffeted by extreme temperatures, sees 579 heat-related in 2023, with large proportion among unhoused people Heat deaths surged by 50% in Phoenix in 2023 – the deadliest year on ...

PHOENIX – Residents of the hottest metropolitan area in the U.S. have suffered another record for heat-related deaths this year. As of Wednesday, there have been 569 confirmed deaths caused by ...

Heat records have been falling like dominoes this year, especially in Arizona. You might even be tired of hearing about it. But as temperatures cool and analysts compile year-end reports, some ...

The dangerous heat that plagues Arizona confirms a grim reality. New data released by Maricopa County, where Phoenix is located, shows extreme heat killed more people this season than ever recorded.

After two years of record breaking heat that brought a surge of deaths and health emergencies, several states have enacted or ...

Phoenix will launch a new overnight heat relief program next summer and a slew of homelessness services programs using nearly $20 million in federal funds the city was at risk of losing.