Forget blizzards and hurricanes, heat waves are to die for
Wednesday, August 1, 2012 - 19:00
in Earth & Climate
When it comes to gnarly weather, tornadoes, blizzards and hurricanes seem to get most of our attention, perhaps because their destructive power makes for imagery the media can't ignore. But for sheer killing power, heat waves do in far more people than even the most devastating hurricane.