More than 400 people suspected of dying from extreme heat in Arizona County | Arizona

More than 400 people suspected to die in extreme heat in Maricopa County Arizona According to official figures, the current heat wave has entered its 12th day so far this summer.

August is expected to be the hottest on record, with temperatures reaching at least 110F (43C) per day. As of August 11, there were at least three daily records, including a monthly record of 118F (48c) and several nightly record temperatures, according to Isaac Smith, a meteorologist with the Phoenix National Weather Service (NWS).

The current extreme heat warning from the NWS is the fourth and longest of summer so far, and will extend to at least Wednesday night with temperatures expected to reach 110F (43C). Then, adding cloud cover and possible thunderstorms will bring a brief respite to the weekend, but another very popular spell is expected to be predicted early next week.

Maricopa County is home to Phoenix, the fifth largest and most popular major city in the United States, as well as several smaller urban hubs dotted on the Sonora Desert including Scottsdale, Tempe and Mesa.

Throughout the hot season, the current official death toll, including alleged and confirmed deaths related to heat, is about 30% lower than the time last year, the second most deadly on record.

To date, the county medical examiner’s office has confirmed only 35 heat deaths in 2025 — 17 cases directly resulting in high temperatures, and 18 cases of calorie deaths, including exacerbating the effects of chronic medical conditions or alcohol or methamphetamine. Another 369 suspected heat-related deaths are still under investigation. County caloric monitoring Weekly updated dashboard.

Despite the 115F (46C) days, June and July are a little cooler than in recent years, which at least partly explains the lower death toll. Improved access to urban cooling centers and extended durations may also play a role, the county’s chief medical officer Nick Staab said. First responders and hospitals reportedly have become better at treating stroke and other related temperature-related emergencies.

Despite encouraging numbers, Maricopa County is still striving to be the deadliest place in New York City, the largest metropolis in the United States, where the Heat killed an average of 525 people a year.

“As many cases are still under investigation and only mid-August, there are a lot more things that could happen.” Tell the local public radio station KJZZ.

In the past decade, heat-related deaths have surged in Maricopa County, with 645 in 2023 and 61 in 2014. The county is growing due to the global climate crisis-driven, unchecked cities spreading and affordable housing crisis, which is a messy figure that is a contribution of a family’s debris due to a record heat wave of destruction.

According to official figures, caloric deaths fell to 608 for the first time in decades, but the city and county have since come under fire for alleged layoffs. Recent surveys by local TV station ABC15 A variety of situations have been confirmed Even though people die in extreme temperatures, they still discount the heat as a factor.

Stacey Advocate said: “People are not considering bad deaths in official numbers. Arizona.

Neither the city nor the county immediately responded to questions surrounding the official death toll.

Heat is the deadliest weather phenomenon. However, every heat death is preventable and often indicates a lack of access to adequate shelter, cooling and/or health, addiction and social services.

So far this year, three-quarters of heat-related deaths have occurred outside, with the lowest and smallest part of Phoenix having 20 or 30F higher than the NWS airport weather station. Unsurveilled people account for 40% of the death toll, while substance abuse causes two-thirds.

June is the 11th place in the record, and the nineteenth and seventh month is the hottest.

The city, county and state attempted to address the increasingly inseparable summer environment through the canopy initiative, cooling technology, and other policies, to address plans and funding from the Biden-ers era.

But there is little ongoing federal support under the Trump administration, which is in the removal of environmental justice programs, climate change research and mitigation efforts, and access to health care, food stamps and other social safety nets. Currently, one-quarter of the county’s heat deaths occur indoors, Energy costs are expected to rise significantly As summer gets hotter, Trump risked Maricopa County and its more deadly.

Meanwhile, firefighters are working to control at least five major active wildfires across the state Approximately 180,000 acres. Hot, dry and windy conditions are exacerbating the flames in Arizona, as well as the fires in California, Utah, Colorado and large blockbusters in Canada.