 Hi there. So it's nothing new that summer weather in Phoenix is hot, right? So why have officials become so concerned about the heat in the last few years? Right. We are famous for our scorching temperatures, but the public health impacts of heat are tracked very closely by Maricopa County. And the number of those heat-related deaths has absolutely skyrocketed over the past decade. Actually, every year since 2016, we've set a new record for these fatalities.