Mishmash of how US heat deaths are counted complicates efforts to keep people safe as Earth warms
phoenix – Postman Eugene Gates Jr. was delivering mail in the stifling heat of Dallas this summer when he collapsed in a homeowner’s yard and was taken to a hospital where he died. Kara Gates, who is still awaiting the autopsy report, said she believes the heat played a role in her 66-year-old husband’s death. […]
