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I talk about heat. A lot.
A therapist once called me “excessively verbal.” Fortunately, I’ve managed to turn that particular idiosyncrasy into a career. Here you can find me in person, online, on the radio, and wherever else people are excited to talk about heat, too!
What does it mean to be too hot?
TEDxUCLA
Editor’s Pick: Record-breaking heat might dominate headlines, but for most of us, hotter-than-usual conditions slowly cost our quality of life. Dr. Turner walks us through a typical hot day — today, and in a future designed for living well with heat.
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PBS · CLIMATE CALIFORNIA
Run Towards the Fire
What does climate change actually look like when it hits home?
PBS follows two stories—wildfire in Northern California and my work with communities confronting extreme heat in the Eastern Coachella Valley.
ON TV · NBC NEWS
Experts call for more ways to track extreme heat
with Lolita Lopez
ON THE AIR · 1A
Taking listeners’ questions about shade and extreme heat with journalist Sam Bloch.
with Jenn White
PODCAST · WTF for Cities
Heat is baked into cities. Or is it? A conversation about cities, heat, and what can be done
with Fannie Melles
PODCAST · AMERICA ADAPTS
A conversation about why we don’t regulate heat, and what might happen if we did
with Doug Parsons