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> Just as the OP said, these temperatures are deadly. > > Thursday, September 6, 2007, HOUSTON – The death toll from extreme heat in Houston each summer will i
by eadmund 5y ago
> Just as the OP said, these temperatures are deadly.
> > Thursday, September 6, 2007, HOUSTON – The death toll from extreme heat in Houston each summer will increase from about 24 to nearly 32
The actual number of heat deaths in Houston and Harris County in 2018 was 15; Houston itself sees 4–6 per year. Maybe air conditioning is more common a decade later than was originally predicted, or perhaps medical intervention arrives more quickly or is more effective.
Sources: https://nihhis.cpo.noaa.gov/Urban-Heat-Island-Mapping/Campaign-Cities-Detail?udt_7915_param_detail=4105 https://nihhis.cpo.noaa.gov/Urban-Heat-Island-Mapping/Campai... and https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/in-depth/2019/07/08/338761/houston-weather-forecasters-exploring-ways-to-improve-heat-warnings/ https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/in-depth/20...