Extreme Heat: Reporting on Climate Change’s Deadly Threat

This year saw a scorcher of a summer, the hottest on record. Worse, it could be the coldest summer we’ll see in our lifetimes, as accelerating climate change makes extreme events like the June heat dome that broiled the Pacific Northwest a regular occurrence. In this webinar, we glean lessons and insights from a yearlong journalism investigation into extreme heat by Los Angeles Times reporters Anna Phillips and Tony Barboza. We also identify gaps in state and federal tracking efforts, and outline policy changes that could help. Attendees will gain strategies, storylines, and fresh ideas for covering one of the deadliest impacts of climate change.