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With extreme heat ahead, US readiness appears to be on ice WASHINGTON — Federal efforts to help people cope with extreme heat appear to be melting away even as the nation prepares for another summer of record high temperatures and increasing numbers of heat-related illnesses and deaths. The heat is already on in much of the country, with highs in the 90s and 100s expected from coast to coast this week. The first-ever heat advisory in Alaska was issued by the National Weather Service last week, when the temperature rose above 80 in Fairbanks. Expect more of the same throughout the summer: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts higher-than-average temperatures across the country, especially in July and August. Government statistics show an average of 3,389 illnesses and 40 deaths caused by heat each year from 2011-20, but experts say the numbers are wildly underreported. “If you were looking at death certificates, you may not see heat, but you may see a cardiovascular event or something, and so it’s undercoded,” said Jill Rosenthal, director of public health policy at the Center for American Progress. “If anything, the data undercounts how dangerous extreme heat is.” A recent study by the center estimated that there are health care costs of $1 billion a year for hospital admissions and emergency room visits for treatment of heat stroke, heat exhaustion
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