Personal Digest: Heat kills about 2,700 as wildfire season sharpens
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about 2,700 heat-linked deaths — Recent heatwaves have been deadly, with roughly 2,700 deaths tied to extreme heat, underscoring the immediate public‑health stakes of warming.
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