RT null T1 Adaptation Gap Report 2023: The Pacific heat dome: Heatwave lessons from the United States of America – Case Study A2 Hess, Jeremy A2 Ebi, Kristie K1 heat wave K1 climate change adaptation K1 case study K1 United States SN 978-92-807-4092-9 YR 2023 FD 2023-11 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/43844 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/43844 NO Given that the magnitude and patterns of morbidity and mortality associated with the multiple extreme heatwaves that occurred in 2023 are still being determined, it is instructive to examine the human health consequences of a heatwave that affected the north-western United States of America and Canada over several days in late June and July 2021. This case study is drawn from the publication Adaptation Gap Report 2023.Relevant report is available at: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/43796 NO https://www.unep.org/resources/adaptation-gap-report-2023 DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026