Baldwin quoted in CNN article on heat survivabilty
AirUCI faculty Jane Baldwin is quoted in a CNN piece about extreme heat, how it kills, and how to improve survivability. Jane, an expert on high heat exacerbated by high humidity, notes that today’s hot summers will seem cool in the future, and the heat we are now experiencing is changing in dangerous ways as the planet warms. Extreme, humid heat is persisting at night time, depriving the body of vital time to recuperate. And we can expect more back-to-back heat waves, slamming entire regions with successive cycles of brutal heat. Read the article
Date:
Monday, July 29, 2024