“Official death tolls may miss deaths not immediately and obviously tied to high temperatures, but those previously counted may represent just the tip of the iceberg, to use a poor analogy for a heat wave,” said Joan Casey, the study's lead author.
SEATTLE — A recent study from the University of Washington is renewing warnings that heat may be a silent killer.
includes deaths that the heat wave contributed to indirectly, including drownings, transportation accidents, violence and self-harm. “Official death tolls may miss deaths not immediately and obviously tied to high temperatures, but those previously counted may represent just the tip of the iceberg, to use a poor analogy for a heat wave,” said Casey.
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