By Dorothy Wigmore It’s hard to ignore the heat-related warnings about the climate emergency in New Jersey: The 2025 New Jersey Scientific Report on Climate Change said the state…
By Yvette Way, BA, MPH (c) and Derek G. Shendell, D.Env., MPH Within recent years in the U.S., some of the hottest weather has been recorded. This trend is only…
Dealing with cold stress – inside and outside By Dorothy Wigmore Temperatures hover near freezing during the day and below it at night. Snowstorms are predicted. Or maybe it’s freezing…
Organize around extreme temperatures
Even 40 degrees can be dangerous Serious consequences of cold stress, including hypothermia, frostbite, and trench foot, can occur at surprisingly moderate temperatures. Custodians, maintenance workers, teachers and other staff…