What is the cost of extreme heat? $1B, according to a new report
Heat is bad for human health and leads to a rise in hospitalizations for cardiovascular, kidney and respiratory diseases, particularly among the urban poor, who often lack access to air conditioning and green spaces. Those hospitalizations will come with a hefty price tag. A new report from the public policy research group Center for American Progress estimates extreme heat will create $1 billion in health care-related costs in the United States this summer. The analysis, provided exclusively to Grist, projects that excessive heat will spur nearly 235,000 emergency department visits and more than 56,000 hospital admissions for conditions related to increased body temperature across the country this summer. Continue reading at Crosscut. (Brandon Bell)
UW study shows Seattle’s historically redlined communities have worse air quality
As Seattleites awoke to a hazy concoction of wildfire and Fourth of July firework smoke Wednesday morning, a new study dropped, revealing that some neighborhoods in the city are regularly subject to worse air pollution, reflective of historic racist policies. Those neighborhoods, according to research published Wednesday from the University of Washington, are today living with the impacts of redlining. Neighborhoods classified as “hazardous” under historical redlining practices are today exposed to higher concentrations of all types of pollution than those once labeled “desirable,” the study found. Black and lower-income communities were subject to some of the worst pollution. Continue reading at Seattle Times. (Luke Johnson)
Statewide drought advisory issued for Washington. Here’s what that means
The Washington State Department of Ecology issued a statewide drought advisory Wednesday. The department said the state saw the warmest May on record and an abnormally dry spring and early summer which resulted in an early snowmelt. The snowmelt caused an initial surge for snow-fed rivers and streams but now most streamflows are projected to be 75% below normal. In addition, the department said the state only received 47% of normal precipitation between April 25 and June 23.The drought advisory is an early warning of a possible drought to make sure those in areas where drought conditions are developing are prepared. Continue reading at KING5.
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What is the cost of extreme heat? $1B, according to a new report