The Washington State Climate Office predicts warmer-than-normal temperatures will continue into the fall and experts said there is a lot state leaders can do to help residents find relief and save lives.
Spokane and King County already have heat action plans in place, including earlier emergency responses, expanded cooling access and updated rental housing cooling rights.
Kristie Ebi, professor of environmental and occupational health sciences at the University of Washington, has been studying the effects of extreme heat on health and well-being for decades. Ebi said not everyone has easy access to air conditioning and wildfires make the problem more complicated…