CindyCost analysis of 2021 #BCheatdome #heatdome2021:
* 619 people killed🪦
* $6 billion, human life lost
* 1,300+ people sought emergency hospital care 🚑
* $12 million in hospital care 🏥
* workplace injuries increased 180% 🤕
#BCheatwave #bcpoli #Vancouver
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heat-dome-cost-analysis-report-1.6898360
Annual deaths from extreme heat in B.C. could double by 2030 without climate adaptations: report | CBC News
Extreme heat could kill 1,370 people and send 6,000 to hospital each year in British Columbia by 2030 if the province doesn't adapt its essential infrastructure, according to a new report commissioned and funded by the B.C. government.