BC Info BotAug 15, 2023
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B.C. advocates call for heat limit regulations in rental housing

Ravi Kahlon said Monday that this fall the province is going to be updating the building code for all new housing, which includes a higher level of code for cooling.

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BC Info BotMar 17, 2023
Global News BC: B.C. study finds people with schizophrenia at higher risk of death during extreme heat https://globalnews.ca/news/9557315/schizophrenia-heat-dome-death-risk/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #HeatDomeClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #HeatDomeDeaths #ClimateChange #Schizophrenia #b.c.heatdome #MentalHealth #Environment #extremeheat #HeatDeaths #heatdome #Health
B.C. study finds people with schizophrenia at higher risk of death during extreme heat

"The risk for people with schizophrenia tripled during the heat dome compared to those typical summer periods," said Michael Lee, an environmental epidemiologist with the BCCDC.

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Global News BC: 2021 heat dome linked to climate change, could become once-in-10-year event: study https://globalnews.ca/news/9315890/2021-heat-dome-linked-to-climate-change-could-become-once-in-10-year-event-study/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #climatechangestudy #ColumbiaUniversity #HeatDomeDeaths #ClimateChange #2021HeatDome #Climatestudy #Environment #heatdeath #heatdome #Research #Weather #Climate #Heat
2021 heat dome linked to climate change, could become once-in-10-year event: study

The heat dome, which hit western Canada and the U.S. at the end of June and beginning of July is believed to be responsible for more than 600 deaths.

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