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The US heat-wave death toll has climbed to at least 40 across the country

Story by Everett Sloane
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At least 40 people across the United States have died from suspected heat-related causes during the latest heat wave, with New Jersey alone accounting for 19 of those deaths. State officials began identifying victims as early as Thursday, many of them found inside homes without air conditioning. The toll, still preliminary



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Gaps between emergency alerts and the most vulnerable residents

The recurring detail across jurisdictions is stark: victims found dead in homes without air conditioning. Emergency declarations, cooling centers, and public alerts all assume that residents receive the message and can act on it. For older adults living alone, people with mobility limitations, or households that cannot afford to run an air conditioner, those assumptions break down. The emergency infrastructure works for people who can reach it, and the deaths suggest a significant number cannot.

Officials typically rely on a mix of text alerts, social media posts, local news coverage, and city hotlines to announce cooling options. Yet those channels miss residents who lack smartphones, do not use the internet regularly, or speak languages not covered by standard outreach. In some neighborhoods, distrust of government agencies or fear of leaving pets and belongings unattended can also discourage people from traveling to cooling centers, even when they know those centers exist.






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The US heat-wave death toll has climbed to at least 40 across the country. © Image Credit: NOAA - Public domain/Wiki Commons