WEBINAR REPLAY | Climate Shift Index: Humid Heat Webinar

Human-caused climate change is making our world hotter and stickier — and its influence on humid heat is accelerating. Why is this a problem? Extreme heat has claimed more than a quarter of a million lives globally since 2000. And when combined with high levels of humidity, heat is at its most dangerous. To track climate change’s influence on everyday humid heat, Climate Central has developed a new resource, the Climate Shift Index: Humid Heat, that lays out in real time how human-caused climate change is driving health risks associated with humid heat across the globe. In this Climate Central webinar, experts will walk attendees through the new Climate Shift Index: Humid Heat, step by step, explain the stories journalists can tell, and discuss how humid heat is a local problem at a global scale. Because anyone can be affected by high temperatures — risks are disproportionately felt by elderly adults, people with underlying health conditions, and those who lack access to cooling. Explore the new #ClimateCentral tool: https://csi.climatecentral.org/humid-... 0:00 - 2:27 Welcome 2:27 - 10:20 Science Explained 10:20 - 20:14 Health Impacts 20:14 - 27:50 Explore the Interactive Map 27:50 - 37:50 How to talk about CSI Humid Heat 37:50 - 55:15 Q&A 55:15 - 56:18 Wrap up