Heat-related illnesses on rise in New Mexico amid record-high temperatures

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 455

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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Already this summer, 770 New Mexicans have visited statewide emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses. That’s more than all of last summer, according to the state Health Department, with more than a month remaining in the season.

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The spike in heat-related emergencies comes amid a statewide record heat wave. In the first week of August, Albuquerque and Farmington have broken six high temperature records, with temperatures …

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