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lornajarrettblanchard January 1, 2000

Compiled by Wayne Blanchard; last edit 3-5-2024 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/

–494 Hurt, Alyson (NPR), citing National Center for Health Statistics, in Huang, 8-26-2023.

(Cites CDC National Center for Health Statistics.)

–462 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, Census Regions, T67 (heat and light).

–30 Northeast –53 Midwest –272 South –107 West

–457 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, Census Divisions, T67 (heat and light).

[*Our number – no total given. Divisions which do not show mean fewer than 10 deaths.]

— ? Division 1 New England — 50 Division 6 East South Central

— 25 Division 2 Middle Atlantic –183 Division 7 West South Central

— 27 Division 3 East North Central — 54 Division 8 Mountain

— 26 Division 4 West North Central — 53 Division 9 Pacific

— 39 Division 5 South Atlantic

–445 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, Census Regions, X30 (excessive natural heat).

–29 Northeast –57 Midwest –263 South — 96 West

–443 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, HHS Regions, T67

[*Our number – no total given. Regions which do not show mean fewer than 10 deaths.]

— ? HHS Region #1 CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT [not shown if less than ten]

— ? HHS Region #2 NJ, NY [not shown if less than ten]

— 27 HHS Region #3 DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV

— 79 HHS Region #4 AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN

— 30 HHS Region #5 IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI

–183 HHS Region #6 AR, LA, NM, OK, TX

— 22 HHS Region #7 IA, KS, MO, NE

— ? HHS Region #8 CO, MT, ND, SD, UT [not shown if less than ten]

— 92 HHS Region #9 AZ, CA, HI, NV

— ? HHS Region #10 AK, IS, OR, WA [not shown if less than ten]

–413 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, Census Regions, X30 and T67 both.

–24 Northeast –44 Midwest –251 South — 94 West

–409 Blanchard tally based on State and locality breakouts below.

–355 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, X30.

[*Our number – no total given. Numbers given for 12 States. Thus any deaths in 38 other States and DC are suppressed (do not show when fewer than 10 deaths.]

–350 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

[*Our number – no total given. Numbers given for 12 States. Thus any deaths in 38 other States and DC are suppressed (do not show when fewer than 10 deaths.]

–301 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, State, X30 (excessive heat)

[Our number – no total given.]

–216 CDC Wonder. Compressed File. State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat.)

[*Our number – no total given. Numbers given for 10 States.]

–158 NWS, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

–140 Lott/Ross. Tracking…U.S. Billion Dollar Weather Disasters, 1980-2005.” 10-27-2005.

— 35 Young Children in Vehicles. Jan Null. Chart, “U.S. Child Vehicular Heatstroke Deaths.”

Summary of 2000 Heat-Related Fatalities by State

Alabama 11 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

Arizona 66 Blanchard. Use AZ DHS all counties but Maricopa; Maricopa DPH used.

Arkansas 11 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

California 49 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

Florida 2

Georgia 1

Illinois 12 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

Indiana 1

Kansas 2

Louisiana 23 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

Michigan 1

Mississippi 18 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

Missouri 22

New Jersey 1

North Carolina 2

Ohio 1

Oklahoma 15

Oregon 1

Pennsylvania 18 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

South Carolina 1

Tennessee 12 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

Texas 137 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

Virginia 1

Wisconsin 1

Total 409

*Blanchard note on sources: Ours, by necessity, is a compilation from several sources.

(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention WONDER database underlying and multiple cause of death searches for T67 and X30. These suffer, however, from the fact that the CDC does not show deaths if the loss of life is less than ten. These deaths, therefore are unknown to us unless found in another source.

(2) The National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Internet searches via the Storm Events Database can be queried. For “heat,” one has to do two searches – one for “excessive heat” and one for “heat.” Frequently the entries in one seem similar to ones in the other. The NCDC also publishes Storm Data, a monthly, electronically accessible.

(3) The National Weather Service, another NOAA entity, publishes tables on heat fatalities. Their figures differ from NCDC figures. None of the NOAA sources is comprehensive for two subsets – children in vehicles and workers, though one can find references to each. Both generally show fewer deaths than CDC Wonder in that primarily what is noted are “direct” deaths attributable to high natural heat (Underlying Cause of Death in CDC parlance). This is the case even for CDC Wonder searches for excessive heat as an underlying cause of death.

(4) For coverage of children dying in cars due to excessive heat exposure we rely on Jan Null and KidsAndCars.org).

(5) OSHA provides more comprehensive coverage of worker heat-related fatalities

(6) Newspaper archives, particularly when looking for end-of-heat-season statements by State Offices of Chief Medical Examiners. Frequently their numbers differ markedly (upward) from CDC, NCDC or NWS figures.

(7) State, County or local Public Heath or Vital Statistic entities (again higher numbers generally noted than can be found in CDC Wonder).

Note on ICDC Codes used in CDC Wonder Online Database above and below: We use the T67 and X30 codes described below. We use them independently in the “Census Region,” “HHS Region” and “State” locations in the search page. There are two “boxes” to search – ?Underlying Cause of Death” and “Multiple Causes of Death” – the higher numbers are to be found when using the Multiple Causes of Death option for “Census Region.”)

T67 Effects of heat and light

T67.0 (Heatstroke and sunstroke);

T67.1 (Heat syncope); heat syncope [fainting]; factors include dehydration and lack of acclimatization.

T67.2 (Heat cramp);

T67.3 (Heat exhaustion, anhydrotic); [Note: T67 codes are in the class of “multiple

T67.4 (Heat exhaustion due to salt depletion); cause of death,” meaning, usually, that heat

T67.5 (Heat exhaustion, unspecified); contributed to or combined with another

T67.6 (Heat fatigue, transient); cause of death – such as a heart condition.]

T67.7 (Heat oedema);

T67.8 (Other effects of heat and light);

T67.9 (Effect of heat and light, unspecified)

X30 Exposure to excessive natural heat; hyperthermia. [Underlying (or primary) cause of death.]

Note further that we show nine CDC Wonder searches above, out of many which could have been done. From the CDC Wonder homepage one can choose on the left side of the page from “Underlying Cause of Death,” “Multiple Cause of Death,” or “Compressed Mortality.” Within these three categories one can search for T67 (heat and light) and/or X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat), or both. These two codes in each category can be further broken out by “Census Region,” “Census Division,” “HHS Region,” “State,” and “County.” Thus one can “run” 15 searches for T67 and another 15 for X30, and another 15 for X30 and T67 combined. Generally, the largest loss of life will be identified using Multiple Cause of Death, Census Region and T67.

Breakout of Fatalities by State and Localities (where available)

Alaska ( 1) NWS, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

— 1 Akiachak village. Boy, 6, drowns in Kuskokwim River, 80 degree temperature day.[1]

Alabama (11)

–11 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

— 8 AL DPH. “Health precautions urged during periods of prolonged heat.” 11-7-2006 mod.[2]

— 4 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

–1 Baldwin County, Fairhope, June 25. Boy, 20-months, got into family car at home.[3]

–1 Marshall Co., Asbury, June 24. Girl, 10-months, left in vehicle by family at home.[4]

–1 Mobile area, July 14. Female, 69, at home; temps around 100° F, high humidity.[5]

Arizona (66)

–66 Blanchard tally using AZ DHS for all counties but Maricopa, where County DPH is used.

–56 AZ DHS. Deaths from Exposure to Excessive Natural Heat…in Arizona 1992-2009. P. 17.

–28 CDC Wonder, Compressed Mortality, State, X30 (exposure to excessive natural heat).

— 1 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

AZ DHS Breakout of Excessive Heat deaths by State or Country of Residence.[6]

–21 Arizona

–35 Mexico or other Central or South American Country

AZ DHS Breakout of Excessive Heat deaths by Race/Ethnicity.[7]

–15 White non-Hispanic

–37 Hispanic or Latino

— 1 Black or African American

— 2 American Indian or Alaska Native

— 1 Unknown

AZ DHS Breakout of Excessive Heat deaths by County of Occurrence.[8]

— 3 Cochise

— 1 Coconino

–21 Maricopa. Maricopa Co. DPH. Heat Caused and Heat Related Death… 2009, p. 2.[9]

–19 Maricopa County. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67.

–13 Maricopa. CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, County /X30 (excessive heat)

–11 Maricopa County.[10]

— 5 Mohave

–26 Pima

— 1 Pinal

— 2 Santa Cruz

— 7 Yuma

AZ DHS Breakout of Excessive Heat deaths by Month of Occurrence.[11]

— 1 March

— 0 April

— 1 May

–17 June

–18 July

–10 August

— 5 September

— 4 October

— 0 November

— 1 December

Arkansas (11)

–11 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

— 1 Pulaski County, Little Rock, July 8. Female, 72, home with fan but no AC.[12]

California (49)

— 49 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

— 43 Cal. Dept. of Public Health. “Table 5. Heat-related deaths, 2000-2011 (Crude Rates).”

— 38 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, States, X30 (excessive natural heat).

— 12 National Weather Service. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

— 11 June 13-24. NCDC, NOAA. Query Results, California, Excessive Heat, 1950-2008.

–3 June 14. Alameda/Contra Costa, June 14.[13]

Male, 70, outside; female, 73, vehicle/towed trailer; male 79, vehicle/towed trailer

–6 June 14. San Mateo County. NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat, CA, San Mateo.

Males, 78, 90; females 40, 47, 88, 97, all in homes.

–1 June 24. Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego Co. Male, 19, traveling on foot.[14]

–8 June 14-16. Ukiah Daily Journal, CA. “Cooler temperatures expected…” 6-16-2000, A12.[15]

–1 Daly City, June 15. Male discovered dead in his backyard garden.[16]

–1 Hayward, June 15. Mrs. Maydel Mattos, 70, after waiting for help in stalled car.[17]

–1 Pleasanton, Alameda Co. June 14. Cam Bo Tu, 73, after taking early afternoon walk.[18]

–2 San Francisco, Sun Bridge Care and Rehabilitation home, June 14. Elderly.[19]

–1 San Francisco, June 15 (found). Female, 40, found dead in her home.[20]

–2 San Mateo, June 15 (found). Elderly residents of an apartment building.[21]

— 1 Fresno Co., Clovis, Loring Citrus Farm, Aug 4. Heat stress, male, pruning trees, >100°.[22]

— 11 Los Angeles County. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67.

— 1 LA County, July. Hyperthermia; male 46, found on pavement; 109° F.[23]

— 1 LA County, Aug. Hyperthermia; female, 65, found unresponsive in her backyard.[24]

— 1 Sacramento, June 13-15. Male 15, outdoors.[25]

— 1 San Diego County Mountains, May 20-23; Male hiker, 42.[26]

Florida ( 2)

— 2 Blanchard tally based on locality breakouts below.

— 0 National Weather Service. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

— 1 Cocoa Beach, July 20. Heatstroke; Robert Eugene Newmire, 42.[27]

— 1 La Belle, May 12. Heatstroke; male migrant farm worker wearing long-sleeved shirt, hot day.[28]

Georgia ( 1)

— 0 National Weather Service. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

— 1 Lawrenceville, Aug 17. Heat stress; male concrete finisher; air temp. between 97 and 99°.[29]

Illinois (11)

–11 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

–11 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, States, X30 (excessive natural heat).

— 0 National Weather Service. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

— 3 Chicago. CDC. Fig. 1. Annual totals of heat-related deaths…by age group–Chicago, 1996-2001.

— 1 Chicago, March. Heatstroke; girl, 5-months; left by parents in back seat of car at work.[30]

— 1 Cook County, Harvey, Aug 29. Heatstroke; Tyrell Jones, 10-mo., in back of daycare van.[31]

Indiana ( 1) NWS, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

— 1 Marion, June 14. Heatstroke; female, 52, in her apartment; landlord had turned off AC.[32]

Kansas ( 2) NWS, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

— 2 Morris County, Council Grove, July 13. Male, 85, wife, 82, in their home.[33]

Louisiana (23)

— 23 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

— 23 Louisiana DHH. Heat Stress: Hospital Admissions…and Deaths in Louisiana. 2012, p. 9.[34]

— 21 CDC Wonder, Underlying Cause of Death, States, X30 (excessive natural heat).

— 12 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities.

–5 Caddo Parish, July 14-22. Males, 43, 67, 77, 78; female, 62; all in homes.[35]

–1 Caddo Parish, Aug 19. Female, 67, permanent home. NCDC Storm Events Database.

–2 Lincoln Parish, July 18. Females, 75 and 83, in their homes.[36]

–1 Orleans Parish, New Orleans, July 16 (found). Male, 97, home, excessive heat.[37]

–1 Orleans Parish, New Orleans, July 16 (found). Male, 98, home, excessive heat.[38]

–1 Ouachita Parish, Monroe, Aug 20. Heatstroke; male, in home with AC out of order.[39]

Michigan ( 1)

— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities.

— 1 Saline, Saline High Sch., Aug 16 (collapsed Aug 9). Heatstroke, male, 15, football practice.[40]

Minnesota ( 2)

— 2 Minnesota Department of Health. Heat-related Deaths: Facts & Figures. 2015.[41]

— 0 State. National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities.

Mississippi (18)

–18 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

–16 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

–15 CDC Wonder, Underlying Cause of Death, States, X30 (excessive natural heat).

–14 Blanchard tally of locality breakouts below:

Breakout of Mississippi Heat-Related Fatalities by Locality (where noted):

— 1 Adams County, July 14. Male, 93; location noted as “other.”[42]

— 1 Copiah County, July 13. Male, 35; heatstroke at work on a construction project.[43]

— 1 Copiah Co., Aug 29. Male, 35, quadriplegic; wheelchair became stuck in sand outside home.[44]

— 1 De Soto County, July 13. Female, 83, location noted as “other.”[45]

— 1 Hinds County, July 13. Male, 56, location noted as “other.”[46]

— 1 Itawamba County, Ozark, Aug 22. Excessive heat, female, 81, in her home.[47]

— 1 Jackson County, July 8. Heat exhaustion; male, 68; in pickup in parking lot, windows up.[48]

— 1 Jackson Co., July 18. Heat exhaustion; male, 58, in truck in home driveway, windows up.[49]

— 1 Lafayette, June 13. Male, 61; location noted as “other.”[50]

— 1 Leflore, June 19. Male, 49; location noted as “other.”[51]

— 1 Madison, June 26. Male, 76, location noted as “other.”[52]

— 1 Panola Co., Crowder, Aug 20. Female, 89, permanent home. NCDC Storm Events Database.

— 1 Sunflower County, July 17. Female, 59; location noted as “other.”[53]

— 1 Washington County, Aug 25. Female, 86, permanent home. NCDC Storm Events Database.

Missouri (22)

–~22 MO DHSS. Data & Statistical Reports. Chart: Hyperthermia Mortality, Missouri 1980-2013.[54]

— 22 NWS CRH, Kansas City, MO. Summer Weather Safety. “[MO] Heat Related Deaths.”[55]

— 17 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities.

— 11 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

— 10 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, States, X30 (excessive natural heat).

Breakout of Missouri Heat-Related Deaths by Locality:

— 1 Chariton County, Triplett, July 14-16. Male, 63, mobile home; 3 days of 90° humid heat.[56]

— 1 Jackson County, Raytown, July 14-16. Female, 97, at home; 3 days of 90° humid heat.[57]

— 2 Jackson County, Kansas City, Aug 7-12. Males, 69, 88, permanent homes.[58]

— 2 Jackson County, Kansas City, Sep 1-3. Males, 34 and 55 in “vehicle/towed trailer.”[59]

— 1 Jackson County, Lees Summit, Aug 7-12. Female, 93, permanent home.[60]

— 1 Jackson County, Kansas City, Aug 22-31. Male, 68, permanent home.[61]

— 1 Lawrence County, Aug 27-31. Male, 78, “found dead in his car.” Death blamed on heat.[62]

— 1 Livingston County, Chillicothe, Sep 1-9. Male, 52, permanent home.[63]

— 1 Platte County, Riverside, July 14-16. Male, 37, at home; 3 days of 90° humid heat.[64]

— 1 St. Louis, July 2-14. Male, 68, at home. NCDC. Storm Events Database, Heat, MO, St. Louis.

— 3 St. Louis City, July 2-14. Males, 57, 68, and 80, in their homes.[65]

— 1 St. Louis County, Aug 28-31. Male, 68, permanent home. NCDC Storm Events Database.

— 1 St. Louis County, Sep 1-3. Male, 66, permanent home. NCDC Storm Events Database.

New Jersey ( 1)

— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities.

— 1 Newton, May 31. Mother leaves son, 13-mo. in car, windows up, while smoking marijuana.[66]

North Carolina (2)

— 2 Mirabelli and Richardson. “Heat-Related Fatalities in North Carolina.” AJPH, Apr 2005.[67]

— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities.

— 1 Chadbourn, Aug 24. Heatstroke; male migrant worker, harvesting tobacco. OSHA.

Ohio ( 1)

–0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities.

–1 Chardon Twp., June 13. Heatstroke complications, Christopher Love, 2½, climbed into car.[68]

Oklahoma (15)

–15 Garwe (OK Dept Health). “Heat-Related Deaths, Oklahoma, 1990-2001,” 5-31-2002, p.1.[69]

–14 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

–12 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, States, X30 (excessive natural heat) search.

–10 Oklahoma County. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67.

— 3 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

–1 Norman, Aug 29. Heat Exhaustion; female, 80, in her apartment.[70]

–1 Oklahoma City, Aug 28. Heat exhaustion; female, 74, at home, air system set to heat.[71]

–1 Oklahoma City, Sep 2. Male, 85, in home where heat rather than AC was turned on.[72]

Oregon ( 1)

— 0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

— 1 Warm Springs Tribal HQ, July 13. Heatstroke; boy, 4, left in car by foster mother at work.[73]

Pennsylvania (17)

–17 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

–17 NWS, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

— 1 Chester Co., Nottingham Twp., May 6-9. Female, 53, at home; left work early due to heat.[74]

— 1 Chester County, May 6-9. Male, 71, permanent home.[75]

–12 Philadelphia County. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67.

— 5 Philadelphia, May 6-9. Females, 43, 75, 77, 87; male, 45, all in their homes.[76]

— 1 Philadelphia, June 12. Male, 76, in his home; a fan was on but windows were shut.[77]

— 2 Philadelphia, June 25-26. Male, 74, and female, 87, in their homes.[78]

— 2 Philadelphia, Aug 2. Males 64 & 74, permanent homes; one in nursing home with no AC.[79]

— 5 Philadelphia, Aug 7-10. Males, 72, 77, 78, 85, female, 73; all in permanent homes.[80]

So. Carolina ( 1) NWS, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

— 1 Greenville, July 10. Male 55, home with no AC; body temp. 108° two hours after death.[81]

Tennessee (12)

–12 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

–10 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, States, X30 (excessive natural heat) search.

— 1 Cookeville, Tenn. Tech, Aug 27. Heatstroke; Preston Birdsong, 18, 1^st day of football practice.[82]

Texas (135)

–135 CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, States, T67.

— 77 Blanchard tally based on locality breakout below.

— 71 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

— 61 CDC Wonder. Underlying Cause of Death, States, X30 (excessive natural heat).

Breakout of Texas Heat-Related Fatalities by Locality (where noted):

— 1 Bexar County, May 27. Male, 61, outside, after having cut the lawn.[83]

— 1 Brazos County, Bryan, June 29. Gwendolyn Thomas, 4-months; forgotten in vehicle.[84]

— 1 Cherokee County, July 4. Male, 24. “Found partially under a mobile home.”[85]

–20 Dallas County. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67.

— 8 Dallas County, July 1-31. NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat, TX, Dallas, July 1-31.

Male, 87, outdoors. Female, 74, at home. Male, 68, at home. Male, 35, ball field.

Male, 69, at home. Female, 86, at home. Female, 60, outdoors. Male, 46, vehicular.

— 3 Dallas County, Aug 1-31. Males, 79, 84, 90, homes. NCDC Storm Events Database.

— 4 Dallas County, Sep 1-23. Females, 66, 77, 77, and 83, in permanent homes.[86]

— 1 Denton County, Corinth, July 22. Heatstroke; male, 18, helping bricklayers at a house.[87]

— 1 Dimmit County, May 11. Male, 33, outside; non-U.S. resident.[88]

— 1 Dimmit County, May 18. Male, 39, outside; non-U.S. resident.[89]

— 1 Dimmit County, Aug 29. Male, 23, outside; non-U.S. resident.[90]

— 1 Ellis County, Sep 1-23; Excessive heat; male, 46, outdoors. NCDC Storm Events Database.

— 1 Fort Bend County, Rosenberg, June 19. Heatstroke / asphyxia; male cleanup worker, 16.[91]

— 2 Galveston County, July 6-23. Female, 43, outside; female, 70, permanent home.[92]

–1 Bacliff, July 23. Mary Cassedy, 70; home with AC turned off, and temp. over 100.[93]

–1 Galveston, July 24. Heatstroke, homeless female, Linda Salcedo, 43.[94]

— 1 Guadalupe County, Sequin, May 29. Female, D’Lauren Goodwin, 2, got into family car.[95]

–38 Harris County. CDC Wonder. Multiple Cause of Death, County, T67.

–37 Harris County, July 6-Sep 10. Blanchard tally of NCDC and OSHA heat-related fatalities.

–36 Harris County. NCDC. Storm Events Database. Search for Harris Co., Texas. Heat, 2000.[96]

–17 Harris County, July 6-23. NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat, TX, Harris Co.

Male, 48, at home. Male, 50, outside. Male, 58, home. Male, 66, home.

Female, 62, at home. Male 65, at home. Male, 69, home. Male, 69, home.

Female, 70, at home. Female, 72, at home. Male, 73, home. Male, 77, home.

Female, 73, at home. Female, 73, at home. Male, 82, home. Male, 85, home.

Female, 82, at home.

— 1 July 29. Heat exposure; male, 83, in his home. NCDC Storm Events Database.

— 1 July 31. Heat exposure; male, 66, in his home. NCDC Storm Events Database.

— 1 Aug 3. Heat exposure; male, 59, in his home. NCDC Storm Events Database.

— 2 Aug 7. Heat exposure; one a female, 78; no info. on the 2^nd fatality.[97]

— 1 Aug 9. Heat exposure; male, 57, in his home. NCDC Storm Events Database.

— 1 Aug 10. Male, 61, outdoors. NCDC Storm Events Database. Heat, TX, Harris.

— 2 Aug 11. Heat exposure; males, 70 and 75, outdoors. NCDC Storm Events Database.

— 1 Aug 12. Male, 46, “collapsed outside while doing yard work.”[98]

— 3 Aug 29-31. Males, 42 and 86; Female, 81, all in permanent homes.[99]

— 5 Sep 1-6. Female, 58, 79, in homes; males 61, 69, in homes; male, 50, outdoors.[100]

— 1 Houston, Sep 8. Heatstroke; male worker shoveling dirt during tunneling work.[101]

— 1 Sep 10. Heat exposure; female, 88, in her home. NCDC Storm Events Database.

–26 Harris County, Houston, Summer. City of Houston. “Heat Related Illness,” 8-16-2002.[102]

— 1 Maverick County, May 18. Male 22, outside; non-U.S. resident.[103]

— 1 Maverick County, May 31. Male, 21, outside; non-U.S. resident.[104]

— 1 Maverick County, July 7 (found). Female, 47, outdoors; non-U.S. resident.[105]

— 1 Robertson County, Franklin, Aug 29. Heatstroke; male migrant worker catching chickens.[106]

— 2 Tarrant County, Aug 1-31. Male, 81, outdoors; female, 73, at home.[107]

— 1 Travis County, Austin, July 3. Heatstroke; male boundary surveyor, residential const. site.[108]

— 1 Travis County, July 4 (found). Hyperthermia and dehydration. Male, 33, outdoors.[109]

— 1 Travis County, July 5. Heatstroke; Male, 26 working outside at construction site; 108° F.[110]

— 1 Travis County, July 18. Heatstroke; female, 81, permanent home.[111]

— 1 Travis County, July 23. Heatstroke; boy, 2, with cerebral palsy, left on floor of sunroom.[112]

— 1 Travis County, July 23. Heatstroke; female, 72, in home with un-used air conditioner.[113]

— 1 Williamson Co., July 25. Male, 85, found at home in front of open refrigerator; no AC.[114]

Virginia ( 1)

–1 Richmond, Sep 5. Anthony Craig Lobrano, 17, during high school football practice.[115]

Wisconsin ( 1)

–0 National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011.

–1 State of WI DEM. “Wisconsin Heat Awareness Day June 12, 2014” (Press Release). 6-4-2014.

On Heat:

CDC. “Heat-Related Deaths – [U.S.], 1999-2003,” MMWR, V55, N29, 7-28-2006, 796-798:

“Heat-related illnesses (e.g., heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat syncope, or heatstroke) can occur when high ambient temperatures overcome the body’s natural ability to dissipate heat. Older adults, young children, and persons with chronic medical conditions are particularly susceptible to these illnesses and are at high risk for heat-related mortality. Previous analyses of the risk factors associated with heat-related deaths have been based on the underlying cause entered on the death certificate. The analysis revealed that including these deaths increased the number of heat-related deaths by 54% and suggested that the number of heat-related deaths is underestimated.

“CDC uses information from death certificates categorized by codes from the International Classification of Diseases to estimate national mortality trends. These data, collected and submitted by states, were used to determine the number of deaths in the United States during 1999–2003 that had exposure to excessive natural heat^§ recorded as the underlying cause (code X30 from ICD, tenth revision [ICD-10]), hyperthermia recorded as a contributing factor (ICD-10 code T67) (6), or both….

“Editorial Note: In this analysis, the inclusion of hyperthermia as a contributing cause of death increased by 54% the total number of heat-related deaths during 1999–2003 that would have been counted through inclusion of a heat-related underlying cause alone. Because heat-related illnesses can exacerbate existing medical conditions and death from heat exposure can be preceded by various symptoms, heat-related deaths can be difficult to identify when illness onset or death is not witnessed by a clinician. In addition, the criteria used to determine heat-related causes of death vary among states. This can lead to underreporting heat-related deaths or to reporting heat as a factor contributing to death rather than the underlying cause.

“Continued exposure to excessive heat can lead to hyperthermia or death. Of the heat-related illnesses, heat exhaustion and heatstroke are the most serious. Heat exhaustion is characterized by muscle cramps, fatigue, headache, nausea or vomiting, and dizziness or fainting. The skin is often cool and moist, indicating that the body’s mechanism for cooling itself (i.e., sweating) is still functioning. The pulse rate is typically fast and weak, and breathing is rapid and shallow. If untreated, heat exhaustion can progress to heatstroke. Heatstroke is a serious, life-threatening condition characterized by a high body temperature (>103^ºF [>39.4^ºC]); red, hot, and dry skin (no sweating); rapid, strong pulse; throbbing headache; dizziness; nausea; confusion; and unconsciousness. Symptoms can progress to encephalopathy, liver and kidney failure, coagulopathy, and multiple organ system dysfunction. Prompt treatment of heat-related illnesses with aggressive fluid replacement and cooling of core body temperature is critical to reducing morbidity and mortality.

“Many heat-related deaths, regardless of whether they are associated with chronic medical conditions, are preventable. During periods of extreme heat, heat-related illnesses can be prevented by avoiding strenuous outdoor activities, drinking adequate amounts of fluid, avoiding alcohol consumption, wearing lightweight clothing, and using air-conditioning. Groups at high risk include young children, persons aged >65 years, persons who do strenuous activities outdoors, and persons with chronic (particularly cardiovascular) medical conditions.”

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) on Heat-Related Deaths (11-21-2023):

“When people are exposed to extreme heat, they can suffer from potentially deadly illnesses, such as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Hot temperatures can also contribute to deaths from heart attacks, strokes, and other forms of cardiovascular disease. Heat is the leading weather-related killer in the United States, even though most heat-related deaths are preventable through outreach and intervention (see EPA’s Excessive Heat Events Guidebook at: www.epa.gov/heat-islands/excessive-heat-events-guidebook).

Unusually hot summer temperatures have become more common across the contiguous 48 states in recent decades…extreme heat events (heat waves) have become more frequent and intense… and these trends are expected to continue. As a result, the risk of heat-related deaths and illness is also expected to increase.^[116] The “urban heat island” effect accentuates the problem by causing even higher temperatures in densely developed urban areas. Reductions in cold-related deaths are projected to be smaller than increases in heat-related deaths in most regions. Death rates can also change, however, as people acclimate to higher temperatures and as communities strengthen their heat response plans and take other steps to continue to adapt.

“Certain population groups already face higher risks of heat-related death, and increases in summertime temperature variability will increase that risk. The population of adults aged 65 and older, which is expected to continue to grow, has a higher-than-average risk of heat-related death. Children are particularly vulnerable to heat-related illness and death, as their bodies are less able to adapt to heat than adults, and they must rely on others to help keep them safe. People with certain diseases, such as cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses, are especially vulnerable to excessive heat exposure, as are the economically disadvantaged. Data also suggest a higher risk among non-Hispanic Blacks.”

Trent, CA Dept. of Health Services on Heat-Related (HR) Illness: “HR illness is described according to three stages of increasing severity:

Heat cramps. Mild and easy to treat, this level involves fevers generally under 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
Heat exhaustion: Involves fevers over 102 degrees Fahrenheit, often with vomiting, diarrhea, and fatigue.
Heat stroke: A severe and life-threatening failure of body’s ability to cool (e.g., sweating ceases), with fevers over 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat stroke can result in organ and neurologic damage and lead quickly to death.” (p. 3)

“Exertional heat stroke tends to occur among younger (under 50 years old), healthier persons who develop heat stroke after strenuous activity and inadequate hydration. The result is dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. Exposures may involve work or recreational activities outdoors.

“Classic heat stroke tends to occur among persons who are older (over 50 years old), frail, and with chronic diseases. They may take medications, have psychological or cognitive problems, and live alone. They are assumed to have a compromised thermoregulatory response due to their age, illnesses, and medications. They generally are not in an air conditioned space when discovered with heat stroke symptoms or deceased.” (p. 5)

(Trent, Roger B., Ph.D. (CA Dept. of Health Services). Review of July 2006 Heat Wave Related Fatalities in California. Sacramento, CA: Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch, California Department of Health Services, May 2007.)

Associated Press (Anita Snow and Kendria Lafleur), Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms.” 8-13-2023:

“….Even when it seems obvious that extreme heat was a factor, death certificates don’t always reflect the role it played. Experts say a mishmash of ways more than 3,000 counties calculate heat deaths means we don’t really know how many people die in the U.S. each year because of high temperatures in an ever warming world.

“That imprecision harms efforts to better protect people from extreme heat because officials who set policies and fund programs can’t get the financial and other support needed to make a difference….Currently, about the only consistency in counting heat deaths in the U.S. is that officials and climate specialists acknowledge fatalities are grossly undercounted…

“ ‘It’s frustrating that for 90 years public health officials in the United States have not had a good picture of heat-related mortality because we have such a bad data system,’ said Dr. David Jones, a Harvard Medical School professor who also teaches in the epidemiology department at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

“There is no uniformity among who does the counting across U.S. jurisdictions. Death investigations in some places might be carried out by a medical examiner, typically a physician trained in forensic pathology. In other locales, the coroner could be an elected sheriff, such as the one in Orange County, California. In some small counties in Texas, a justice of peace might determine cause of death. Utah and Massachusetts are among states that do not track heat-related deaths where exposure to extreme heat was a secondary factor.

“The CDC, which is often several years behind in reporting, draws information on heat deaths from death certificate information included in local, state, tribal and territorial databases. The CDC said in a statement that coroners and others who fill out death certificates ‘are encouraged to report all causes of death,’ but they may not always associate those contributing causes to an extreme heat exposure death and include the diagnostic codes for heat illnesses.

“Hess, the Arizona coroner [Pima County medical examiner], said determining environmental heat was a factor in someone’s death is difficult and can take weeks or even months of investigation including toxicological tests. ‘If someone was shot in the head, it’s pretty obvious what happened there,’ Hess said. ‘But when you find a body in a hot apartment 48 hours after they died, there is a lot of ambiguity.’ Hess noted that Pima County this year began including heat-related deaths in its tally of environmental heat fatalities….”

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National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, California, San Mateo County, June 14, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5152904

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Indiana, Marion, June 14, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5149063

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Kansas, Morris County, July 13, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5165136

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, July 14-22, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5152845

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, Aug 19, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5155978

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, July 18, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5152841

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National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Ouachita Parish, Aug 20, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5155031

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Adams County, July 14, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5164237

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Copiah County, July 13, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5164235

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Copiah County, Aug 29, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5172560

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, De Soto County, July 13, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5163809

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Hinds County, July 13, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5164236

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Itawamba, Aug 22, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5171684

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Jackson County, July 8, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5173756

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National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Madison County, June 26, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5164233

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Panola County, Aug 20, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5157042

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Sunflower County, July 17, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5164239

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Washington County, Aug 25, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5173229

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Chariton County, July 14-16, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5162516

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National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Jackson County, Aug 22-31, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5171746

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Jackson County, Sep 1-3, 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5158824

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Lawrence County, Aug 27-31, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5171949

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Livingston County, Sep 1-3, 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5158502

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Platte County, July 14-16, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5162514

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, St. Louis City, July 2-14, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5163967

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National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, St. Louis Co., Aug 28-31, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5156592

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, St. Louis Co., Sep 1-3, 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5156598

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Oklahoma, Cleveland County, Aug 29, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5173889

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Aug 28, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5173795

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Sep 2, 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5157364

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Chester County, May 6-9, 2000. Accessed 11-15-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5144692

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, May 6-9, 2000. Accessed 11-15-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5144693

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, PA, Philadelphia, June 10-11, 2000. Accessed 11-15-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5153763

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, PA, Philadelphia, June 25-26, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5154115

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, PA, Philadelphia, Aug 2, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5173913

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Aug 7-10, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5172639

National Climatic Data Center NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, South Carolina, Southern Greenville, July 10, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5176683

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Bexar County, May 27, 2000. Accessed 11-15-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5170428

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Cherokee County, July 4, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5152843

National Climatic Data Center, NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Dallas, July 1-31, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5163770

National Climatic Data Center, NCDC. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Dallas, Aug 1-31, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5170450

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Dallas County, Sep 1-23, 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5158270

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Dimmit County, May 11, 2000. Accessed 11-15-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5170429

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Dimmit County, May 18, 2000. Accessed 11-15-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5170430

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Dimmit County, Aug 29, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5170798

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Ellis County, Sep 1-23, 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5158274

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Galveston County, July 6-23-2000. Accessed 11-17-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5176247

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County. “Search Results for Harris County, Texas. Heat, 2000”. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/listevents.jsp?eventType=%28Z%29+Heat&beginDate_mm=01&beginDate_dd=01&beginDate_yyyy=2000&endDate_mm=12&endDate_dd=31&endDate_yyyy=2000&county=HARRIS%3A201&hailfilter=0.00&tornfilter=0&windfilter=000&sort=DT&submitbutton=Search&statefips=48%2CTEXAS

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, July 6-23, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5176322

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, July 29, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5163947

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, July 31, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5163948

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Aug 3, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5171150

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Aug 7, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5171151

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Aug 9, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5171152

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Aug 10, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=515673

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Aug 11, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5171153

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Aug 12, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5171154

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Aug 29-31, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5171455

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Sep 1-6, 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5174317

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Sep 10, 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5158936

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Maverick County, May 18, 2000. Accessed 11-15-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5170496

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Maverick County, May 31, 2000. Accessed 11-15-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5170497

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Maverick County, July 7, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5170498

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Tarrant County, Aug 1-31, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5169678

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Travis County, July 4, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5170426

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Travis County, July 5, 2000. Accessed 11-17-2015 at: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5164917

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Travis County, July 18, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5170427

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Travis County, July 23, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5164919

National Climatic Data Center, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Williamson County, July 25, 2000. Accessed 11-18-2015: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5170797

National Weather Service, NOAA. 2000 Heat Related Fatalities. Accessed 9-1-2011 at: http://www.weather.gov/om/hazstats/heat00.pdf

National Weather Service Central Region Headquarters, Kansas City, MO. Summer Weather Safety. “Missouri Heat Related Deaths.” 7-15-2014 modification. Accessed 9-25-2015 at: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/Image/lsx/wcm/Heat/SummerWeatherSafetySummary.pdf

Null, Jan (Dept. of Meteorology and Climate Science, San Jose State University). Chart: “U.S. Child Vehicular Heatstroke Deaths (1998-2015). Heatstroke Deaths of Children in Vehicles (website). Golden Gate Weather Services, 2015. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: http://noheatstroke.org/

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “Inspection: 123273690 – Golden Construction.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=123273690

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “Inspection: 123630444 – Pro’s Landscape Management.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=123630444

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “Inspection: 125732776 – Loring Citrus Farm.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=125732776

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “Inspection: 302396809 – Morgan Electric Company.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=302396809

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “Inspection: 302661947 – Urbano Alanis.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=302661947

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “Inspection: 303182711 – Santiago Reyes DBA Reyes Harvesting.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=303182711

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “Inspection: 303381248 – Harcrest Homes, LLC.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=303381248

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “Inspection: 303414759 – Terra Firma Land Surveying and Planning, Inc.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=303414759

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “Inspection: 303416663 – Rilee Supply.: Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=303416663

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. “Inspection: 303827455 – Elton McPherson.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: https://www.osha.gov/pls/imis/establishment.inspection_detail?id=303827455

State of Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Management. “Wisconsin Heat Awareness Day June 12, 2014” (Press Release). 6-4-2014. Accessed 9-2-2015 at: http://readywisconsin.wi.gov/heat/docs/HeatAwarenessDay2014Release.pdf

TheEagle.com (Jordan Overturf), Bryan TX. “Family using tragedy to raise awareness about child heatstroke deaths.” 7-5-2015. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/family-using-tragedy-to-raise-awareness-about-child-heatstroke-deaths/article_de53415d-9d0a-5eef-b83c-5045d3034948.html

The Progress, Clearfield, PA. “Mother pleads guilty to reckless manslaughter.” 6-30-2001, p. 3. Accessed 11-12-2015: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=151385798&sterm

Trent, Roger B., Ph.D. (CA Dept. of Health Services). Review of July 2006 Heat Wave Related Fatalities in California. Sacramento, CA: Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control Branch, California Department of Health Services, May 2007. Accessed 8-31-2015 at: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/HealthInfo/injviosaf/Documents/HeatPlanAssessment-EPIC.pdf

TTU [Tennessee Tech University] News. “Campus Mourns the Death of Student-Athlete Preston Birdsong.” 8-30-2000. Accessed 11-19-2015 at: https://www.tntech.edu/news/archive/campus-mourns-the-death-of-student-athlete-preston-birdsong

Ukiah Daily Journal, Ukiah CA. “Cooler temperatures expected for the weekend” 6-16/17-2000, A1, A12. Accessed 6-2-2015 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/us/california/ukiah/ukiah-daily-journal/2000/06-16/

Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA. “Woman sentenced in foster son’s death.” 8-1-2001, p. 11. Accessed 11-14-2015 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=225276864&sterm

[1] We highlight in yellow to indicate that even though this death is noted as heat death by NOAA sub-entities the Nat. Climatic Data Center and the National Weather Service, we do not include in our tally in that the boy was playing in the river with friends when he disappeared, an apparent drowning victim, whose body was later recovered.

[2] Credits the Health Department’s Center for Health Statistics.

[3] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Alabama, Upper Baldwin County, June 25, 2000. Notes the child died of heat exposure after being unable to get out of the car; outdoor temps in mid-to-upper 80s.

[4] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Alabama, Marshall County, June 24, 2000.

[5] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Alabama, Lower Mobile, July 14-21, 2000.

[6] Table 1: Characteristics of deaths from exposure to excessive natural heat…in Arizona by year, 1992-2009,” p. 15.

[7] Table 1: Characteristics of deaths from exposure to excessive natural heat…in Arizona by year, 1992-2009,” p. 15.

[8] Table 1: Characteristics of deaths from exposure to excessive natural heat…Arizona by year, 1992-2009,” p. 16.

[9] Graph 1. Maricopa County Heat Related and Heat Caused Deaths for Years 2000-2008. A breakout of “heat-caused” and “heat-related” is not given, though one is provided for the year 2008 of the 48 heat deaths – 31 “heat-caused,” and 17 “heat-related.”

[10] Highlighted in yellow to denote we are not using in tally, using, instead, Maricopa County DPH figures, which include heat-related as well as direct heat-caused deaths. Note on page 3 that Heat-related deaths are those “Cases that mention heat exposure in Part II of the death certificate causes of death, but not in any of the Part I variables.”

[11] Table 1: Characteristics of deaths from exposure to excessive natural heat…in Arizona…1992-2009,” p. 16.

[12] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Arizona, Pulaski County, July 8, 2000.

[13] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, California, Alameda/Contra Costa, June 14, 2000.

[14] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, California, C San Diego County, June 24, 2000.

[15] “At least eight Northern California deaths have been blamed on the record-breaking heat wave this week…”

[16] Ukiah Daily Journal, CA. “Cooler temperatures expected…” 6-16-2000, A12.

[17] Ukiah Daily Journal, CA. “Cooler temperatures expected…” 6-16-2000, A12.

[18] Ukiah Daily Journal, CA. “Cooler temperatures expected…” 6-16-2000, A12.

[19] “….two elderly people in a San Francisco nursing home that isn’t air conditioned [died]. Four other residents of the Sun Bridge Care and Rehabilitation home were hospitalized for heat-related ailments Wednesday [June 14], when the temperature climbed into the low 100s….” (Ukiah Daily Journal, CA. “Cooler temperatures expected…” 6-16-2000, A12.)

[20] Ukiah Daily Journal, CA. “Cooler temperatures expected…” 6-16-2000, A12.

[21] Ukiah Daily Journal, CA. “Cooler temperatures expected…” 6-16-2000, A12

[22] OSHA. “Inspection: 125732776 – Loring Citrus Farm.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000.

[23] CDC. “Heat-Related Deaths – Los Angeles County, California, 1999-2000, and United States, 1979-1998.” Notes the victim died two days later and that “Death was attributed to hyperthermia.”

[24] Her body temperature when measured at a hospital was 108° F. CDC. “Heat-Related Deaths – Los Angeles County, California, 1999-2000, and United States, 1979-1998.”

[25] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, California, Central Sacramento Valley, June 13-15, 2000.

[26] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, California, San Diego County Mountains, May 20-23, 2000.

[27] Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA. Obituaries, “Robert Eugene Newmire.” 7-24-2000, 4B. (Victim was Iowa native.)

[28] OSHA. “Inspection: 303182711 – Santiago Reyes DBA Reyes Harvesting.” Accident Search Results 2000.

[29] OSHA. “Inspection: 303381248 – Harcrest Homes, LLC.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000.

[30] CDC. “Heat-Related Deaths – Chicago, Illinois, 1996-2001, and U.S., 1979-1999.” MMWR , 52/26, 7-4-2003.

[31] AP, Harvey. “Center closes after baby dies in van.” Daily Republican-Register, Mt. Carmel, IL, 8-31-2000.

[32] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Indiana, Marion, June 14, 2000. Notes that the room temperature when the victim was found was 109.8 degrees F.

[33] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Kansas, Morris County, July 13, 2000.

[34] From Table: “Heat Stress: Deaths, Louisiana, 1999-2010.” Following pages break fatalities out by 9 LA Regions.

[35] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Caddo Parish, July 14-22, 2000.

[36] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Lincoln Parish, July 18, 2000.

[37] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Orleans Parish, July 16, 2000, 15:32.

[38] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Orleans Parish, July 16, 2000, 15:49.

[39] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Louisiana, Ouachita Parish, Aug 20, 2000.

[40] AP, Ann Arbor. “Player dies after stroke in Michigan.” Frederick Post, MD, 8-18-2000, B4. Victim identified as Jeremy Tarlea. Notes that it was the third day of conditioning camp and that the victim had noted not feeling well.

[41] There is no date, but the tables in the document are for 2000 to 2014 (May-September). We thus assume 2015.

[42] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Adams County, July 14, 2000.

[43] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Copiah County, July 13, 2000; OSHA. “Inspection: 302396809 – Morgan Electric Company.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000. Also: Leader-Call, Laurel, MS. “State News in Brief…Crystal Springs.” 8-31-2000, p. 3A, which identifies the victim as Eddie Myers, and notes that the outdoor temps reached 100 degrees F that day.

[44] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Copiah County, Aug 29, 2000.

[45] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, De Soto County, July 13, 2000.

[46] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Hinds County, July 13, 2000.

[47] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Itawamba, Aug 22, 2000.

[48] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Jackson County, July 8, 2000.

[49] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Jackson County, July 18, 2000.

[50] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Lafayette, June 13, 2000.

[51] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Leflore, June 19, 2000.

[52] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Madison County, June 26, 2000.

[53] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Mississippi, Sunflower County, July 17, 2000.

[54] We use ~ sign to denote approximately, in that we are reading from a chart which would seem to indicate 22 deaths from an eyeball examination – increments are in 10.

[55] Cites as source: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS).

[56] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Chariton County, July 14-16, 2000.

[57] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Jackson County, July 14-16, 2000.

[58] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Jackson County, Aug 7-12, 2000.

[59] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Jackson County, Sep 1-3, 2000.

[60] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Jackson County, Aug 7-12, 2000.

[61] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Jackson County, Aug 22-31, 2000.

[62] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Lawrence County, Aug 27-31, 2000.

[63] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Livingston County, Sep 1-3, 2000.

[64] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, Platte County, July 14-16, 2000.

[65] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Missouri, St. Louis (C), July 2-14, 2000.

[66] The Progress, Clearfield, PA. “Mother pleads guilty to reckless manslaughter.” 6-30-2001, p. 3. Victim’s name identified as Jack Hayes.

[67] Figure 1.

[68] Ashtabula Star Beacon, OH. “One Geauga twin dead from heat stroke, other exits hospital.” 6-15-2000, p. A3.

[69] From Figure 1. “Heat-Related Deaths by Year, Oklahoma, 1990-2001.” Deaths in Figure 1 are denoted by a horizontal bar, against backdrop of horizontal lines in increments of five.

[70] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Oklahoma, Cleveland County, Aug 29, 2000.

[71] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Aug 28, 2000. Apparently mistakenly set system to heat instead of cool. Died on the 12^th day in a row with temperatures at or above 100 degrees F.

[72] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Sep 2, 2000.

[73] Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA. “Woman sentenced in foster son’s death.” 8-1-2001, p. 11. According to the article, the foster mother “told tribal police and the FBI that she left Andres [Estaban Saragos] in the car with the windows cracked because she was angry with him for refusing to swim with his classmates at the Kah-Nee Ta Resort. In court papers submitted by her attorney…[Tamera A.] Coffee stated that she knew at the time that her foster son could be hurt or killed, but that she had decided to take her chances.” Also notes “Temperatures in the sun-baked reservation town topped 90 degrees that day.”

[74] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Chester County, May 6-9, 2000.

[75] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Chester County, May 6-9, 2000.

[76] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, May 6-9, 2000.

[77] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, June 10-11, 2000.

[78] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, June 25-26, 2000.

[79] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Aug 2, 2000.

[80] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Aug 7-10, 2000.

[81] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, South Carolina, Southern Greenville, July 10, 2000.

[82] TTU [Tenn. Tech Univ.] News. “Campus Mourns the Death of Student-Athlete Preston Birdsong.” 8-30-2000.

[83] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Bexar County, May 27, 2000.

[84] TheEagle.com (Jordan Overturf), Bryan TX. “Family using tragedy to raise awareness about child heatstroke deaths.” 7-5-2015.

[85] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Cherokee County, July 4, 2000.

[86] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Dallas County, Sep 1-23, 2000.

[87] OSHA. “Inspection: 302661947 – Urbano Alanis.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000.

[88] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Dimmit County, May 11, 2000.

[89] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Dimmit County, May 18, 2000.

[90] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Dimmit County, Aug 29, 2000.

[91] OSHA. “Inspection: 123630444 – Pro’s Landscape Management.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000.

[92] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Galveston County, July 6-23-2000.

[93] Galveston Daily News (M. Martell), TX. “County records second heat-related death of summer.” 8-25-2000, A8.

[94] Galveston Daily News (Morghan Martell), TX. “County records second heat-related death of summer.” 8-25-2000, A8. Notes the victim was found in the alley on 10^th Street between Broadway and Avenue K on July 24.

[95] TheEagle.com, Bryan TX. “Family using tragedy to raise awareness about child heatstroke deaths.” 7-5-2015.

[96] Highlighted to note we do not use as fatality total, in that it seems not to include OSHA-noted death on Sep 8.

[97] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Aug 7, 2000.

[98] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Aug 12, 2000.

[99] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Aug 29-31, 2000.

[100] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Harris County, Sep 1-6, 2000.

[101] OSHA. “Inspection: 123273690 – Golden Construction.” Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000.

[102] Highlighted in yellow to indicate we do not use figure of 26 deaths in our tally, using, instead NCDC and OSHA.

[103] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Maverick County, May 18, 2000.

[104] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Maverick County, May 31, 2000.

[105] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Maverick County, July 7, 2000.

[106] OSHA. “Inspection: 303416663 – Rilee Supply.: Accident Search Results for “Heat” 2000.

[107] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Tarrant County, Aug 1-31, 2000.

[108] OSHA. “Inspection: 303414759 – Terra Firma Land Surveying…Planning, Inc.” Accident Search Results 2000.

[109] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Travis County, July 4, 2000.

[110] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Travis County, July 5, 2000.

[111] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Travis County, July 18, 2000.

[112] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Travis County, July 23, 2000. Notes the mother had fallen asleep and that the boy and a temperature of 108 degrees when he reached the hospital.

[113] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Travis County, July 23, 2000.

[114] NCDC, NOAA. Storm Events Database. Heat, Texas, Williamson County, July 25, 2000.

[115] AP, Richmond, Va. “High school player dies at practice.” Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA, 9-6-2000, p. 14; ESPN (Chad Konecky). “Virginia lineman dies.” 7-16-2000. (Notes death due to complication from heatstroke.)

[116] Cites IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change). 2014.