Heat Waves and Health (Poster) | NLM

Disaster Information Management Research Center | NLM

Heat Waves and Health (Poster)

10/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT

Source: World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Published: 10/2019. This poster provides a map that shows where heat waves have occurred around the world and how many deaths they have caused. It details facts and statistics about the health effects of heat waves. As of July 2019, heat waves were continuing or expected to increase in North and Central America and the Caribbean. (PDF)