Published Sep 15, 2022

Heat Can Take A Deadly Toll On Humans

Climate correspondent Lauren Sommer explores the deadly toll of extreme heat on public health, emphasizing the urgent need for improved warning systems and effective communication strategies to safeguard vulnerable populations amidst rising heat waves exacerbated by climate change.

Episode Highlights

Topics covered

Popular Clips

Episode Highlights

Related Episodes

How The Current Heat Dome Can Affect Human Health
Answers 383 questions
The Climate Crisis Is A Public Health Crisis
Answers 383 questions
How To Stay Safe Amid Wildfire Smoke
Answers 383 questions
The Toll Of Burnout On Medical Workers — And Their Patients
Answers 383 questions
What We Know (And Don't) About The Dangers Of Vaping
Answers 383 questions
How To Know If A Hurricane Is Coming For You
Answers 383 questions
If Fungi Win, Will We Be Ready?
Answers 383 questions
From Cars To Leaf Blowers: Noise Pollution's Toll On Human Health
Answers 383 questions
Climate Change And 2020's Record-Breaking Hurricane Season
Answers 383 questions
Burnout: The Crisis Plaguing Health Care Workers
Answers 383 questions
The Link Between Kitchen Countertops And A Deadly Disease
Answers 383 questions
Feeling Itchy? Air Pollution Might Be Making It Worse
Answers 383 questions
Some people get sick from VR. Why?
Answers 383 questions
How Tear Gas Affects The Body
Answers 383 questions
Hurricane Helene Is Here And Powerful
Answers 383 questions

Dexa/Short Wave

Heat Can Take A Deadly Toll On Humans

Topics covered

Popular Clips

Invisible Heat Dangers

Heat Awareness Strategies

Understanding Heat Index

Heat Index Revisited

Episode Highlights

Heat Perception Challenges

Climate's Impact on Heat

Invisible Heat Dangers

Related Episodes

How The Current Heat Dome Can Affect Human Health

The Climate Crisis Is A Public Health Crisis

How To Stay Safe Amid Wildfire Smoke

The Toll Of Burnout On Medical Workers — And Their Patients

What We Know (And Don't) About The Dangers Of Vaping

How To Know If A Hurricane Is Coming For You

If Fungi Win, Will We Be Ready?

From Cars To Leaf Blowers: Noise Pollution's Toll On Human Health

Climate Change And 2020's Record-Breaking Hurricane Season

Burnout: The Crisis Plaguing Health Care Workers

The Link Between Kitchen Countertops And A Deadly Disease

Feeling Itchy? Air Pollution Might Be Making It Worse

Some people get sick from VR. Why?

How Tear Gas Affects The Body

Hurricane Helene Is Here And Powerful

Heat Can Take A Deadly Toll On Humans

Topics covered

Popular Clips

Episode Highlights

Heat Perception ChallengesLauren Sommer discusses the challenges of communicating heat risks and strategies to encourage public action during extreme heat events. She emphasizes the need for effective communication to ensure vulnerable populations take necessary precautions.

Heat Perception Challenges

Climate's Impact on HeatLauren Sommer, NPR climate correspondent, discusses the increasing threat of heat waves due to climate change. She examines how these extreme conditions impact public health and the inadequacies of current heat warning systems.

Climate's Impact on Heat

Invisible Heat DangersLauren Sommer highlights the inadequacies of current heat warning systems, emphasizing the need for updates to better protect the public from extreme heat. She discusses how these systems often underestimate the true danger, particularly during severe heat waves.

Invisible Heat Dangers

Related Episodes