Congratulations to Katie McMahon on her recent publication as lead author in the Journal Science Advances. Katie McMahon, a Graduate Student Associate with the Broom Center for Demography, along with colleagues and Broom Research Associates Kathy Baylis and Stuart Sweeney, find that humidity coupled with heat exposure can harm child health more than heat alone.
A quote from Katie McMahon provided by the UCSB Current says: “Exposure to hot, humid conditions in-utero is dangerous for child health, and more dangerous than just hot temperatures alone.”
Read the full article in the UCSB Current.
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