We find that outdoor workers, the elderly, Indigenous people, and visitors in rural regions are vulnerable; rural heat risks are often shaped by the intersectional vulnerabilities of rural communities; and rural heat governance remains underdeveloped in many areas.

Our collaboration made the news in the Times of India: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/n... #fulbright #usief #nitpatna #uarizona

I appreciate our colleagues at the @climateresilience.bsky.social further supporting the communities we had begun critical heat action planning with at the NIHHIS Center for Heat Resilient Communities.

And don't miss the great video they produced about our summer research! www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2vL...

Learn more about their work to support rural planning at www.westernplanner.org #ruralplanning #planning

The SW-IFL was also terminated and will end earlier than it was awarded for, leaving much of our collaborative research to support Arizona communities in addressing climate challenges unfinished. #climatechange #extremeheat #swifl