's 2021 heat dome. A heat dome trapped hot air over the province, pushing temperatures to record highs for several days, killing more than 600 people. How schizophrenia increases heat risksIn a recent study, we interviewed 35 people with schizophrenia who lived through the 2021 heat dome for a more granular look at what it took to survive. This means many never received — or trusted — urgent alerts issued during the heat dome, and knowledge gaps were common. Structural solutions neededThe 2021 heat dome was tragic — more so because deaths were not inevitable.