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. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.

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As yet another heat dome settles over part of the U.S., a depressingly predictable news cycle is unfolding. This week, the headlines will warn of dangerously high temperatures; next week, they'll chronicle the human toll. Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.

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