{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"100778","title":"Saving lives from an invisible killer","body":"Count all the deaths from hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, and you still won\u2019t match the destruction wrought by one invisible weather disaster \u2014 extreme heat.In Arizona\u2019s Maricopa County, 645 people died of heat-related causes in 2023, a 52% jump from the previous year. But Arizona\u2019s most populous\u2026","post_date":"\u003Ctime datetime=\u00222024-07-29T07:00:00-07:00\u0022\u003E07\/29\/2024-7:00am\u003C\/time\u003E\n","clas_teaser":"Researchers at ASU are hot on the chase to understand extreme heat, guide policy and protect lives against a growing global hazard. ","teaser":"Count all the deaths from hurricanes, tornadoes and floods, and you still won\u2019t match the destruction wrought by one invisible weather disaster \u2014 extreme heat.","story_images":"","hero_image":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-07\/24%20Heat%20Story_R3.png?itok=dg7mmPM7","path":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/20240729-environment-and-sustainability-saving-lives-invisible-killer","hide_byline":"0","contributor-contact-information-affiliation":"Knowledge Enterprise","contributor-contact-information-name":"Pete Zrioka","contributor-contact-information-e-mail":"{{ mail }}","contributor-contact-information-phone_number":"","contributor-contact-information-campus":"Tempe campus","feed_image_link":"","image_url":"https:\/\/news.asu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/block_image_16_9_lge\/public\/2024-07\/24%20Heat%20Story_R3.png?itok=dg7mmPM7","image_alt":"Image featuring a silhouette of a woman who appears overheated in front of a bright sun and a woman walking outdoors with green foliage in the background.","image_caption":"Illustration by Andy Keena","related_story":"","news_units":"School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence|The GAME School|School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning|Rob Walton College of Global Futures|Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory|Knowledge Exchange for Resilience|Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|College of Health Solutions|Knowledge Enterprise|School of Sustainability","interests":"Climate change|Healthy Living|Heat|Environment|Science|Research","audiences":"Faculty|Policymakers","locations":"Tempe campus","u_n_sustainable_development_goals":"SDG 03 Good Health and Well-Being|SDG 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure|SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities|SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities|SDG 13 Climate Action|SDG 15 Life on Land","field_feed_herberger":"","field_feed_nursing":"","field_feed_knowledge_enterprise":"HeatReady Schools|TRIF","content_type":"asu_news_article","field_saf":"Environment and sustainability"}}]}