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Death toll from recent heatwave climbs to 78 in Washington state

Death toll from recent heatwave climbs to 78 in Washington state Associated Press View Comments OLYMPIA (AP) Washington state s death toll from last month s record-breaking Pacific Northwest heatwave has risen to 78. A year earlier, Washington had just seven heat-related deaths from mid-June to the end of August, the state Department of Health said Thursday. From 2015 to 2020, there were a total of 39 deaths. A majority of the deaths from this year s late June heatwave were in King and Pierce counties, and 19 of the state s 39 counties have reported heat-related deaths, officials said. Kitsap County Coroner Jeff Wallis said four deaths in Kitsap County are being potentially related to the high temperatures. Wallis said a 71-year-old male, a 66-year-old female, an 80-year-old male and an 88-year-old female died as a result of the heat.

Death toll from recent heat wave climbs to 78 in Washington

Death toll from recent heat wave climbs to 78 in Washington July 8, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Thursday, July 1, 2021 file photo, a wildfire burns in the mountains north of Lytton, British Columbia, Canada, during record high temperatures. According to a study released on Wednesday, July 7, 2021, the deadly heat wave that roasted the Pacific Northwest and western Canada “was virtually impossible without human-caused climate change” which also added a few extra degrees to the record-smashing warmth. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)Darryl Dyck/AP OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) Washington state s death toll from last month s record-breaking Pacific Northwest heat wave has risen to 78.

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