New research from Micah Hahn, environmental epidemiologist at UAA, helps identify a threshold for issuing heat alerts in Alaska.
Hahn and her research partners examined hospital visits and found a direct tie between the heat index and illnesses, respiratory problems and cardiovascular problems — starting at what in the Lower 48 would be a mild temperature.
“At 70 degrees, we’re seeing health effects,” said Hahn, an assistant professor at UAA Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies - ICHS.
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