If this year feels hotter than the ones you remember, you’re not imagining it.
If this year feels hotter than the ones you remember, you’re not imagining it.
Across the United States and around the world, extreme heat events are becoming more frequent, more intense and longer lasting. These rising temperatures are supercharging natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires. Scientists warn that the trend will continue as the climate warms.
At Duke University, researchers across medicine, engineering, environmental science and public policy are studying what this means for human health, ecosystems and communities. Their work spans everything from kidney disease in agricultural workers to urban heat maps and coral reef survival.
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Left to right, Nishad Jayasundara, with Duke postdoctoral researchers Jake Ulrich and Sameera Gunasekara, collecting samples in Sri Lanka. (Photo Credit: Nishad Jayasundara)
