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Heat: A Major Killer
May 29, 2012 | NOAA

“Heat is the number one weather-related killer in the United States, resulting in hundreds of fatalities each year. In fact, on average, excessive heat claims more lives each year than floods, lightning, tornadoes and hurricanes combined.” Quoted from the NOAA website.


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