Heat and Cold

Cold

Why do more people die in cold waves in the American South than they do in the North?

Simply put, cold waves have proven more lethal in the South because people are not as well prepared for them. Homes and other buildings tend to have poorer insulation, and people do not own as many—if any—warm winter clothes.

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