Surprisingly, extreme heat kills more people in the United
States than any other weather - related event.
And they add a warning: «Extreme heat is responsible for more deaths in the United
States than any other weather - related event, and its frequency and intensity is expected to increase over this century.»
Not exact matches
«Like
other retailers in the United
States, the unseasonably cold and disruptive
weather negatively impacted U.S. sales and drove operating expenses higher
than expected,» McMillon said in a statement.
With year - round camps, seven - on - seven opportunities, friendly
weather, and massive high school stadiums, players are fine - tuned from an early age, often entering college more polished
than competition from
other states.
While we wait for news
other than weather updates to come out of the GOP convention (Day One is canceled, if you haven't already heard, and there's a
state of emergency in Florida, thanks to Isaac)...
Since 1986, the first year the National
Weather Service reported data on heat - related deaths, more people in the United
States have died from heat (3,979)
than from any
other weather - related disaster — more
than floods (2,599), tornadoes (2,116) or hurricanes (1,391).
Some issue advocates have argued that the term climate change is more likely to engage Republicans in the issue, however, the evidence from these studies suggests that in general the terms are synonymous for Republicans — i.e., neither term is more engaging
than the
other, although in several cases, global warming generates stronger feelings of negative affect and stronger perceptions of personal and familial threat among Republicans; they are also more likely to believe that global warming is already affecting
weather in the United
States.
For the most part, Smith hasn't had to address the climate issue back home, even though polls show that a majority of his adult constituents believe human activity is causing global warming and Texas has suffered more severe climate and
weather disasters since 1980
than any
other state.
On average, more people in the United
States die each year from heat - related illness
than any
other weather disaster, according to the National Climate Assessment.
Obviously some
states have
weathered the storm more
than others.