Heat waves can leave homes dangerously hot – even for young, healthy adults (opens in new tab)

Zoltan Nagy in The Conversation: Most heat-related deaths occur indoors. When a heat dome sent temperatures soaring in the Pacific Northwest in 2021, 98% of the more than 600 deaths in British Columbia happened inside homes. Washington and Oregon also saw high numbers of deaths in homes that lacked air conditioning. In Europe, where only 1 in 10 households have air conditioning, heat…