Another heat wave is expected to hit King County later this week, and temperatures are forecast to hover in the high 90s on Thursday and Friday (Aug. 12-13). The National Weather Service listed an excessive heat warning beginning Wednesday, Aug. 11.
This will be the second time this summer that temperatures will reach the upper 90s in King County.
As with the previous heat wave, the extreme temperatures can pose serious public health risks. The Department of Health recorded around 80 heat-related deaths that occurred during the heat wave in June.
Extreme heat can cause a variety of heat-related illnesses, the most serious being heatstroke, an illness that
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