Ok so here we are only a few days in to summer, It is so unbearably hot here we have not been able to go out of the house during the day, we are literally prisoners in our own home.  

Extreme Weather and Public Health

Extreme Heat Information

Arizona is one of the hottest places on earth from June to September. Heat related illnesses are common during the summer. Year after year, nearly 800 people are admitted to hospitals because of heat related illnesses. Heat related illnesses could even be fatal. Almost 1500 weather related deaths from exposure to heat have occurred in Arizona from 1992 to 2009.