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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Students find some respite from the heat on 
the University of Utah campus outside the Marriott Library on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah’s Record-Breaking Heat Has Negative Health Impacts

By Stevie Shaughnessey, News Writer September 12, 2022

  Utah has hit record high temperatures this year with 34 triple-digit temperature days, breaking the record of 21 days set in 1960. Most recently, Salt Lake City was at its hottest ever, with...

Deseret Industries Thrift Store & Donation Center in Murray, Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, Aug. 5, 2022. (Photo by Amen Koutowogbe | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Lien: Heatwaves Kill

By Kayla Lien, Opinion Writer August 20, 2022

  People have started dying in the United States. due to the current heatwave moving through the Pacific Northwest. Heat is reportedly the most deadly extreme weather event, and large parts of...