California's 2006 heat wave was much deadlier than previously reported, researchers say
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 02:21
in Earth & Climate
New analysis of data in nine counties, including L.A., San Bernardino and Kern, indicates that 350 to 450 heat-related deaths may have occurred -- two to three times more than coroners' counts. As Southern California sweats through a period of triple-digit temperatures that started over the weekend, state researchers said Monday that deaths related to a scorching heat wave in 2006 were probably...