*New* CACHE Seminar: Tracking the Mortality Burden Associated with Extreme Weather Events in the United States (05/15/26)
Posted: 4/16/2026 (Local Events)
Join CACHE on May 12 at 11 AM PT for a online seminar on, “Tracking the Mortality Burden Associated with Extreme Weather Events in the United States: Implications for Older Adult Health,” featuring Dr. Kai Chen of Yale School of Public Health. Extreme climate-related hazards, such as wildfire smoke, extreme temperatures (both heat and cold), floods, and drought, are increasingly recognized as major threats to human health and well-being in the United States. These events contribute to substantial premature mortality, which in turn imposes significant economic losses on society. However, the public often lacks clear, science-based information that captures the scale of these damages and makes them accessible across different regions. To address this gap, the Climate, Health, and Environment Nexus (CHEN) Lab at the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health recently developed a dashboard that attributes premature mortality in the contiguous United States to these extreme climate events: XToll: eXtreme-weather Toll Tracker. Register here.
Dr. Kai Chen will introduce the XToll dashboard and its underlying research on the national county-level mortality burden of heat, cold, wildfire smoke, floods, and drought. He will also highlight the health effects of non-optimal temperatures and wildfire smoke on older adults’ cardiovascular health, emphasizing the heightened vulnerability of aging populations to these environmental stressors. Extreme climate-related hazards, such as wildfire smoke, extreme temperatures (both heat and cold), floods, and drought, are increasingly recognized as major threats to human health and well-being in the United States. These events contribute to substantial premature mortality, which in turn imposes significant economic losses on society. More information can be found here.
Date: 05/15/2026
Time: 11 AM - 12 PM PT
Location: Online