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Oct. 25, 2022 - Even in ‘mildest’ WA regions, heat is deadly
10/25/2022 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Even in Washington’s ‘mildest’ regions, heat is deadly.
As the state works to protect residents in a changing climate, a new study suggests the solutions should vary by location.
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Oct. 25, 2022 - Even in ‘mildest’ WA regions, heat is deadly
10/25/2022 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
As the state works to protect residents in a changing climate, a new study suggests the solutions should vary by location.
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(gentle suspenseful music) Even in Washington's mildest regions, heat can be deadly.
That's one of the major takeaways from the most extensive study to date of heat related mortality risk in the state.
In their study, University of Washington researchers analyzed State Department of Health data to discover that between 1980 and 2018, people everywhere were more likely to die as days felt hotter.
They also found that gender, health status, and race due to socioeconomic, but not biological factors affected risk.
In Washington, the Department of Health attributes 38 deaths to heat stress between 2016 and 2020.
The research is intended to inform public health professionals as they strategize to keep their communities safe through things like heat safety alert messages.
I'm Starla Sampaco by nonprofit Northwest News every day on crosscut.com.
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