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Heat waves can leave homes dangerously hot – even for young, healthy adults

Zoltan Nagy in The Conversation: Most heat-related deaths occur indoors. When a heat dome sent temperatures soaring in the Pacific Northwest in 2021, 98% of the more than 600 deaths in British Columbia happened inside homes. Washington and Oregon also saw high numbers of deaths in homes that lacked.

Washington and Oregon also saw high numbers of deaths in homes that lacked.

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