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Thursday, July 30, 2009

City King County Reports First Heatwave-Related Death

Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 3:06 PM

From an King County health department email:

Today, the King County Medical Examiner’s Office reported the first death in King County associated with the recent heat wave. The decedent, a man in his 60s from Seattle, had heart disease with heat as a contributing factor to his cause of death.

Who will put a stop to the sun's murderous rampage?

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I believe Mr Burns had developed a plan several years ago. Everyone said he was mad.

Posted by coolio on July 30, 2009 at 3:09 PM

Send in the bombers. America will not wilt under the heat.

Posted by rutabaga pie on July 30, 2009 at 3:12 PM

For years, man has dreamed about destroying the Sun!!! (@1)

Posted by Parker Todd on July 30, 2009 at 3:16 PM

its only 93 today. 10 degrees cooler. the sun has been stopped. you're welcome.

Posted by Max Solomon on July 30, 2009 at 3:24 PM

The Decepticons tried.

Stupid Autobots.

Posted by The Amazing Jim

on July 30, 2009 at 3:46 PM

This was somehoe Greg Nickels' fault.

Posted by lorax on July 30, 2009 at 3:49 PM

"From an King County health department email"

I think it was a King County health department email.

Unless it was historical.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on July 30, 2009 at 3:51 PM

Also, I believe it is actually the King County Department of Public Health (note the caps in the appropriate locations).

Also: historical, or historic, or both?

Posted by j.lee on July 30, 2009 at 4:31 PM

this will certainly make the news anchors happy

Posted by taint on July 30, 2009 at 4:44 PM

how is it a murderous rampage, if only one person as been killed?

Posted by Lily Fluffbottom on July 30, 2009 at 4:49 PM

Pithy lulz aside, death by excessive heat is probably one if the more uncomfortable and prolonged ways to go.

Posted by laterite on July 30, 2009 at 4:57 PM

Heat waves are among the more deadly natural disasters. But a tornado that kills two people in a trailer usually gets less attention than a heat wave that kills 10 people.

People suck at risk assessment.

Posted by Lee on July 30, 2009 at 10:42 PM