Extreme Heat in the West

Western Water Assessment's Seth Arens and Katie Clifford, along with WWA graduate student Nels Bjarke (Engineering), shared how a changing climate is impacting the frequency and severity of extreme heat events. This webinar provided an overview and synthesis of the science on extreme heat in our region and new WWA research improving our estimates of the likelihood of extreme heat events. It finished with heat impacts on health and frontline communities as well as an overview of some strategies to protect communities.