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Blazing Temperatures, Broken Records: Responding to the Global Heat Crisis

The summer of 2022 — which brought record-breaking heat waves, heat-related deaths around the globe, pervasive drought, devastating wildfires, and severe rains — ranks among the hottest in recorded history. Scientists agree that without active intervention, the world faces a worsening crisis of more killer heat, humidity, and climate consequences.

On Monday, February 27, 2023, Columbia Climate School invites you to attend a virtual Earth Series. Please join Columbia Climate School Founding Dean Alex Halliday as he hosts three of the University's renowned climate and environmental experts for ‘Blazing Temperatures, Broken Records: Responding to the Global Heat Crisis.’ Cecilia Sorensen M.D, Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia University Medical Center; Diana Hernandez, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health; and Radley Horton, Lamont Research Professor at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory will join Dr. Halliday to share their latest research, present their take on powerful ways to avert climate catastrophe and answer your questions.