Thermal Plots of the United States (IMAGE) University of Utah Health Caption a) Melanoma incidence per 100,000 (darker states indicate higher incidence of melanoma) b) Melanoma mortality-to-incidence ratio (MIR) (darker states indicates higher mortality rates) Credit Aaron Secrest and Zach Hopkins at University of Utah Health Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.