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Honored to be selected as a National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science (FoS) Fellow and serve as an introductory speaker for the heat and human health panel during next week's FoS Symposium!

https://news.arizona.edu/news/u-heat-policy-experts-present-annual-frontiers-science-symposium

#extremeheat #heathealth #heatresilience #NAS #FrontiersofScience

U of A heat policy experts to present at annual Frontiers of Science symposium

The National Academy of Sciences event, designed to highlight the work of early-career scientists, will include a panel featuring Ufuoma Ovienmhada and her work on heat health in prisons. Ladd Keith, a heat governance policy expert, will present the panel introduction.

University of Arizona News

Ladd Keith Feb 18

New story out on our 3rd Southern Arizona Heat Summit: "There's not any other city in the United States that's doing a continual heat summit like this with the range of partners that we have, so I think that's something to be really proud of. That said, of course, we still have a lot more work to do which is why we're all here." https://news.arizona.edu/news/southern-arizona-heat-summit-highlights-youth-voices-while-helping-tucson-prepare-extreme-heat #extremeheat #heatresilience #heathealth #climatechange

Southern Arizona Heat Summit highlights youth voices while helping Tucson prepare for extreme heat

The Southern Arizona Heat Planning Summit helps officials prepare for and protect vulnerable citizens during increasing extreme heat events and has led to an international reputation for excellence in heat planning and preparedness.

University of Arizona News

Ladd Keith Feb 9

New co-authored paper out, where we find heat-related emergency medical service activations increased 65% from 2019 to 2024 across the U.S. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844697?guestAccessKey=65fc7f79-6a23-4c7b-a069-e3f3532a9ff2&utm_source=jps&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=author_alert-jamanetwork&utm_content=author-author_engagement&utm_term=1m #heathealth #extremeheat #heatresilience

Trends and Disparities in Heat-Related Emergency Medical Services Activations

This study compares US sociodemographic and geographic trends in heat-related and non–heat-related emergency medical services (EMS) activations from 2019 to 2024.

Karmactive Oct 13

New tool forecasts heat-related deaths a week ahead 🔥

District-level alerts can target care for seniors & high-risk groups.

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#HeatHealth #ClimateRisk #Europe

New System Predicts Heat-Related Deaths a Week Before Heatwaves Strike Europe - Karmactive

European researchers created a system that accurately forecasts heat-related mortality a week in advance, outperforming traditional methods during record heatwaves that caused 110,000 deaths in 2022-2023.

Karmactive

Ladd Keith Jul 31, 2025

I'll say it again: Every single heat death is preventable, and we must do better to protect all of our community members from this increasing hazard. https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-hvac-worker-dies-after-collapsing-extreme-heat #extremeheat #heathealth

Arizona HVAC worker dies after collapsing in extreme heat

Arizona's triple-digit heat can be deadly for air conditioning workers, a reality tragically underscored by the recent death of an HVAC technician after working in an attic where temperatures reached 150 degrees.

FOX 10 Phoenix

Ladd Keith Apr 3, 2025

"Layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services have dealt a critical blow to the agency's efforts to manage rising temperatures made worse by climate change." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-staff-cuts-hollow-out-extreme-heat-programs/ #extremeheat #heatresilience #heathealth

Trump Staff Cuts Hollow Out Extreme Heat Programs

Layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services have dealt a critical blow to the agency's efforts to manage rising temperatures made worse by climate change

Scientific American

John Englart Mar 1, 2025

Heat-safe play index (H-SPI): a tool to compare relative thermal safety of outdoor playgrounds. We need to improve thermal comfort in playgrounds for #UrbanHeat, to prioritise playground upgrades and their features.
#heathealth #Climateadaptation #ClimateCrisis
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866725000810

John Englart Feb 5, 2025

Look whats coming up as part of the #Melbourne Climate Adaptation Fair this weekend at #Footscray. Friends of the Earth and Sweltering Cities have a workshop on temperature monitoring as part of #ExtremeHeatAwarenessDay (Feb 5)
#Extremeheat #HeatHealth

https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/workshop_sweltering_cities_20250208

John Englart Jan 29, 2025

Incoming #heatwave for #Melbourne, SE Australia for Sunday-Tuesday. Stay cool😎. Dont leave kids or pets in cars, put out water💦 for wildlife.
Assess your #heathealth risk for your location here: https://heatwatch.sydney.edu.au/

Expanding coal and gas #Fossilfuels ➡️ 📈emissions ➡️ 📈 heatwave frequency and intensity and Bushfires🔥.
#ClimateCrisis consequences