Human and Geographic Dimensions of Heat Risk: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities

Authors

• Olga V. Wilhelmi, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Mary H. Hayden, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
• Peter D. Howe, Utah State University
• Jennifer K. Vanos, Arizona State University
• Sara Meerow, Arizona State University
• Dana Habeeb, Indiana University Bloomington
• V. Kelly Turner, University of California, Los Angeles
• Cenlin He, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Ulrike Passe, Iowa State University
• Tian Yao, Iowa State University
• Rodrigo Leal, The University of Texas at Austin
• Rajesh Kumar, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Benjamin Crawford, University of Colorado Denver
• Kevin Lanza, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
• Alamin Molla, Arizona State University
• Andrew J. Newman, National Center for Atmospheric Research
• Amanda L. Laverty, Washington State University Vancouver
• Jean Claude Iradukunda, University of California, Los Angeles
• Carly Frank, Purdue University
• Tammie Visintainer, San Jose State UniversityFollow

Publication Date

4-30-2026

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Environmental Research Letters

Volume

21

Issue

9

DOI

10.1088/1748-9326/ae5fb2

Funding Number

2314912

Funding Sponsor

Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences

Keywords

convergence, geographic dimension, heat, human dimension, risk

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Department

Teacher Education

Recommended Citation

Olga V. Wilhelmi, Mary H. Hayden, Peter D. Howe, Jennifer K. Vanos, Sara Meerow, Dana Habeeb, V. Kelly Turner, Cenlin He, Ulrike Passe, Tian Yao, Rodrigo Leal, Rajesh Kumar, Benjamin Crawford, Kevin Lanza, Alamin Molla, Andrew J. Newman, Amanda L. Laverty, Jean Claude Iradukunda, Carly Frank, and Tammie Visintainer. "Human and Geographic Dimensions of Heat Risk: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities" Environmental Research Letters (2026). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae5fb2