Five years after the dome: Washington remains vulnerable to extreme heat ^16.3%

KUOW - By John Ryan - 6/29/2026, 9:34 PM

Appeal to Authority 22.4% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 12% - Anecdotal 11.7%

Five years after a record-shattering heat wave hit the Pacific Northwest, killing an estimated 1,200 people in British Columbia, Oregon, and Washington, the region is somewhat more prepared to handle extreme heat. But a million people in the Seattle metropolitan area alone may remain vulnerable to lethal temperatures at home or at work.... more