Publication: NPR’s “Morning Edition”

UCLA Expert: David Eisenman: Professor-in-Residence, Department of Community Health Sciences; Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine; Deputy Director for Community Partnerships, Center for Healthy Climate Solutions

Synopsis: Eisenman was featured saying that tracking climate change in health is important in places like California, where people may suffer health risks from multiple disasters at the same time, including spiking temperatures and raging wildfires.

UCLA News: “California does have low rates of air conditioning in homes, maybe because it’s blessed with cool breezes in a lot of parts of the state, but when an extreme heat event comes and there’s no cool air available, you’re in trouble,” said Eisenman. “That’s why you’re seeing this higher number.”

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