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Unhoused folks in Victoria faced severe consequences in extreme July heat

“Those who are house insecure or those who are homeless are going to be much more directly exposed to the heat and weather in ways that are going to have…
Graphic of melting legislature building in Victoria. Graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish.

Escaping the heat without housing: How Victoria’s unhoused fared in the heat dome

Ross Turchyn woke up to see his thermometer reading at 29°C. It was late June, around 7 a.m. The sun had not yet reached his tent.

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