Extreme Heat Impacts
Lead: Daniel Blanco
Counselor: Bob Kopp
MACH-affiliated researcher Daniel Blanco examines the global impacts of extreme heat, with a focus on how rising temperatures threaten communities in cities around the world. To better understand these risks, Blanco uses Camden, New Jersey and the Philadelphia region as a model for studying the urban heat island effect, revealing how localized heat stress can pose dangers as significant as, or even greater than, other climate-related threats such as extreme flooding. To further support this research, they collaborate with another MACH project operating in Camden, Urban Heat & Air Quality Surveillance for Proactive Healthcare in New Jersey.
Disclaimer: This project is led by a MACH research affiliate who does not receive direct financial support from NSF award ICER-2103754.
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Presentations
Blanco, D., Kopp, R.E., Carleton, T., McCusker, K., Fofrich, R., Kumar, P., Reedy, A., Malevich, B. (2025). Timing of emergence of temperature-related mortality: A race between warming temperatures and economic development. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2024. Washington, D.C. https://agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1564980