NEW REPORT: Global Warming Bringing More Extreme Heat Waves

Dr. Amanda Staudt, PhD, climate scientist, National Wildlife Federation. Dr. Staudt will talk about the latest science on heat waves and global warming.

Dr. Peter Wilk, MD, executive director, Physicians for Social Responsibility. Dr. Wilk will talk about the health impacts of heat waves and global warming.

Dr. Cindy Parker, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Parker will talk about the health impacts of heat waves and global warming.

Benjamin Todd Jealous, President & CEO, NAACP. Mr. Jealous will talk about how heat waves disproportionately impact people of color.

Jerome Ringo, past chair, National Wildlife Federation and president, Apollo Alliance. Mr. Ringo will talk about this summer's deadly heat in Louisiana, and how heat waves disproportionately impact people of color.

More extremely hot days are projected for every part of the country. That means air pollution in urban areas could get worse, bringing increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and asthma attacks. Children, the elderly, poor, and people of color are especially vulnerable to these effects. National Wildlife Federation and Physicians for Social Responsibility will release "More Extreme Heat Waves: Global Warming's Wake Up Call," a mini-report detailing how: Global warming will bring more extreme heat wavesUrban air pollution could be exacerbated by more extreme heat. Heat waves disproportionately impact people who are poor, elderly, children, or have asthma or heart disease, or live in big cities. Natural habitats and agriculture are also vulnerable to heat waves. We can reduce the severity of heat waves and their impacts on vulnerable people. Perspectives will be provided regarding the latest scientific research on heat waves and global warming, public health impacts, disproportionate impacts on people of color, and recommendations for how to cope with projected changes and how to avoid the worst impacts of global warming.

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