Our Hot Future Has Arrived-Are We Prepared?

Climate change has significantly enhanced dangerous heat events. Many of our institutions are ill-prepared to provide science-informed and rapid interventions to confront this. The GeoHealth community is working to bring science, public health, and medical professionals closer together to grapple with the challenges posed by extreme heat. Plain Language Summary Climate change is bringing extreme heat to an underprepared planet. We need to find ways to be more climate resilient, and too bolster connections between climate scientists and the medical field.

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Climate change has intensified dangerous heat events, putting unprepared institutions at a disadvantage. The GeoHealth community is striving to bridge the gap between science, public health, and medical professionals to tackle the challenges brought by extreme heat.