Arizona has always been hot, but we're seeing unbelievably high temperatures even at night for days on end. We've lost more than 600 lives in Maricopa county just last year due to extreme heat. It may have been more. That's just the ones we know about. That's a huge. We saw more than 6,000 heat related hospitalizations statewide. That's a huge impact on our workforce and on our economy. (05:34–05:41)
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Asserts that over 600 lives were lost in Maricopa County last year due to extreme heat.
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