Phoenix-Area Official Heat Deaths Increase Again This Year, With More Likely To Come
Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletterto get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. The toll of heat-associated deaths in Arizona's most populous county — still being tallied after the area's hottest summer ever recorded — has , alarming public health officials who say the final count will surely set a new record. Maricopa County, the hottest metropolitan area in the U.S. and home to Phoenix, reported this week that 361 heat-associated deaths have been confirmed...