By Tracy Record

West Seattle Blog editor

Today’s West Seattle Ecology Fair at Our Lady of Guadalupe was about more than just connecting with resources (as shown in our first report ) – it was also an opportunity to hear about climate science.

Organizer Vince Stricherz (above) explained that keynote speaker Dr. Nick Bond (below) has most recently been studying heat waves.

Bond is state climatologist emeritus and is currently with the UW Climate Impacts Group . His general theme was that warmer temperatures aren’t just a matter of comfort – they bring health threats.

He started with a mention of the unprecedented 2021 heat wave. “We will have other heat waves,” he warned. “What I want you to be thinking about all the time is who’s vulnerable, who’s at risk.”

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