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.
Columbia Climate School hosts a virtual Earth Series panel discussion with Founding Dean Alex Halliday and three of the University's renowned climate and environmental experts, Cecilia Sorensen M.D, Diana Hernandez and Radley Horton, to share their latest research, present their take on powerful ways to avert climate catastrophe and answer questions.
Time: 18:00 EST/23:00 GMT
