Summary
Extreme Weather: Climate and Health in Crisis
Live Online Q&A with Renee Salas, Yerby Fellow, C-CHANGE, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Emergency Medicine Physician
Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
From major wildfires, to deadly heat, to massive flooding, the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere have experienced extreme weather this summer, costing lives and exacerbating health conditions and disparities. In this live-streamed Q&A, Renee Salas, emergency medicine physician and Yerby Fellow at the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, described how extreme weather impacts health and why some groups are particularly at risk.
Part of: Policy Controversies.
Presented jointly with The World from PRX & GBH
Image Credit: iStock.com/Erin Donalson
