![]() | It has been suggested that this article should be split into articles titled 2024 North America heat waves and 2024 Western North America heat waves. (discuss) (July 2024) |
Areas | Mexico, United States, Central America |
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Start date | 17 March 2024 |
Peak temp. | 53.9 °C (129.0 °F), recorded at Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California on 7 July 2024 |
Losses | |
Deaths | 328+ 173+ (United States) 155+ (Mexico) |
Injuries | 2,567+ (Mexico) |
Beginning in March 2024, severe heat waves impacted Mexico, the Southern and Western United States, and Central America, leading to dozens of broken temperature records,[1] mass deaths of animals from several threatened species, water shortages requiring rationing,[2] increased forest fires, and over 155 deaths in Mexico with 2,567 people suffering from heat-related ailments.[3] Another 173 people were killed in the United States.[4]
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