An Increase in the Severity and Frequency of Extreme Heat

question 71

Multiple Choice

An increase in the severity and frequency of extreme heat can have a serious impact on human mortality in the US because

• A)severe heat kills more people than lightning, tornadoes or hurricanes
• B)decreasing humidity levels increase the 'apparent temperatures'
• C)experts believe that the most dangerous health threat occurs from very high daytime temperatures rather than the persistence of high temperatures for several days

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