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LETTER: Extreme heat poses health risk to Victoria residents
The city will expand its annual heat response to 22 sites this summer as doctors report worsening respiratory symptoms during 30 C temperatures.
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LETTER: Extreme heat poses health risk to Victoria residents
I am a family doctor practicing in Victoria and am extremely concerned about the impact of extreme heat on our health. We have just marked the fifth anniversary of the deadly heat dome that tragically killed 619 people in B.C. in 2021. I recall my patients reporting worsening symptoms with increased shortness of breath, dizziness and weakness, anxiety and fear among others. Even this past month, when temperatures breached 30 C, some of my patien…
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