{"id":2474676,"date":"2025-08-14T12:08:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-400-people-suspected-to-have-died-from-extreme-heat-in-maricopa-county-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:09:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:09:27","slug":"more-than-400-people-suspected-to-have-died-from-extreme-heat-in-maricopa-county-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-than-400-people-suspected-to-have-died-from-extreme-heat-in-maricopa-county-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"More than 400 people suspected to have died from extreme heat in Maricopa County this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-than-400-people-suspected-to-have-died-from-extreme-heat-in-maricopa-county-this-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2474676&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>More than 400 peopel are suspected to have died from extreme heat in Maricopa County, Arizona, so far in 2025. The Phoenix area has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/extreme-heat-wave-prompts-statewide-emergency-in-arizona\/\" title=\"Arizona declares statewide emergency due to ... wave.\">experienced temperatures exceeding 110 degrees<\/a> almost daily this month, including a record monthly high of 118 degrees and several broken daily records in August. The Maricopa County medical examiner has officially confirmed 35 heat-related deaths this year, with 17 directly caused by heat and 18 where heat was a contributing factor. An additional 369 deaths are under investigation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hochul-signs-law-to-allow-voters-to-receive-water-as-nyc-candidates-fear-heat-wave-will-stifle-turnout-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hochul signs law to allow voters to receive water as NYC candidates fear ... wave will stifle turnout - Washington Examiner\">potential heat-related<\/a> causes. Although the number of deaths this year is about 30% lower compared to the same time last year, heat-related fatalities have sharply increased over the past decade, climbing from 61 deaths in 2014 to 645 in 2023.Despite somewhat cooler temperatures this summer compared to last year, 2025 is still expected to be among the hottest recorded for the region.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">More than 400 people suspected to have died from extreme heat in Maricopa County this year<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2182165\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>More than 400 people are suspected to have died due to extreme heat in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/phoenix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Phoenix<\/a> area so far this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures have hit over 110 degrees everyday so far this month in Maricopa County, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Arizona<\/a>, save for one day, including an all-time monthly high of 118. At least three daily records have been broken in August as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3499754\/governor-michelle-lujan-grisham-new-mexico-crime-rio-arriba-county\/\">New Mexico governor declares state of emergency in crime-riddled county after Trump&#8217;s DC crackdown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3499610\/hugo-gurdon-adam-schiff-trump-russia-hoax\/\">Hugo Gurdon condemns Adam Schiff for being an &#8216;architect&#8217; of the Russia &#8216;hoax&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3499605\/trump-honors-90th-anniversary-social-security-act-highlighting-efforts-improve-program\/\">Trump honors 90th anniversary of Social Security Act by highlighting efforts to improve program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>So far this year, the Maricopa County medical examiner&rsquo;s office has confirmed 35 heat deaths, 17 of which were directly caused by extreme heat, and 18 cases in which heat contributed to the death. An additional 369 are suspected to have died from heat-related causes, but those deaths remain under investigation per the county&rsquo;s heat surveillance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maricopa.gov\/1858\/Heat-Surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">dashboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With this many cases still under investigation and it only being mid-August, there&rsquo;s a lot that could still happen,&rdquo; Dr Nick Staab, Maricopa County&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >chief medical officer<\/a>, told<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kjzz.org\/kjzz-news\/2025-08-12\/fewer-people-may-be-dying-from-extreme-heat-in-maricopa-county-this-summer-early-data-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> KJZZ<\/a>, a Phoenix area radio station.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Heat-related deaths have drastically increased over the past decade in Maricopa County. The county saw 645 heat-related deaths in 2023 compared to 61 in 2014. County officials confirmed 602 heat-related deaths in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3420069\/hurricane-season-what-to-know-cuts-to-weather-agencies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>HURRICANE SEASON STARTS JUNE 1. HERE&rsquo;S WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT CUTS TO WEATHER AGENCIES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2025 figures are about 30% lower than this time last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures this summer have been cooler than last year, but this summer is still expected to be one of the hottest recorded for the Phoenix-area.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2182165\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2182165\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 400 suspected heat-related deaths in Maricopa County this year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2474677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25084855887496.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34406,61270,32523],"class_list":["post-2474676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-extreme-heat","tag-heat-related-deaths","tag-maricopa-county"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AP25084855887496.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474676"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474680,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474676\/revisions\/2474680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}