Experts say Connecticut's annual average temperature has increased incrementally every decade since 1895. According to the National Weather Service, New England summer temperature is going to be 50-60% warmer this season.

Heat can have a major impact on our health: this goes beyond heat stroke or exhaustion. Today, we’re exploring the many ways heat can impact both our physical and mental health, and what you can do to prepare.

Got a question about staying cool for the summer? Join the conversation!

GUESTS:
Garett Argianas: Chief Meteorologist at Connecticut Public
Dr. Cynthia Laverne Price: Emergency Medicine Physician at Hartford Healthcare
Dr. Rebecca Andrews: Professor of Medicine and Associate Program Director for Categorical Internal Medicine at the University of Connecticut
Dr. Joshua Wortzel: Psychiatrist at Hartford Healthcare Institute of Living and Assistant Professor Adjunct at Yale School of Medicine

Experts say Connecticut's annual average temperature has increased incrementally every decade since 1895. According to the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=1">National Weather Service</a>, New England summer temperature is going to be 50-60% warmer this season.
Heat can have a major impact on our health: this goes beyond heat stroke or exhaustion. Today, we&rsquo;re exploring the many ways heat can impact both our physical and mental health, and what you can do to prepare.
Got a question about staying cool for the summer? Join the conversation!
GUESTS:
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<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/people/garett-argianas">Garett Argianas:</a>&nbsp;Chief Meteorologist at Connecticut Public</li>
<li><a href="https://hartfordhospital.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=003j000000GCwqIAAT">Dr. Cynthia Laverne Price:</a>&nbsp;Emergency Medicine Physician at Hartford Healthcare</li>
<li><a href="https://facultydirectory.uchc.edu/profile?profileId=Andrews-Rebecca">Dr. Rebecca Andrews:</a>&nbsp;Professor of Medicine and Associate Program Director for Categorical Internal Medicine at the University of Connecticut</li>
<li><a href="https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/joshua-wortzel/">Dr. Joshua Wortzel:</a>&nbsp;Psychiatrist at Hartford Healthcare Institute of Living and Assistant Professor Adjunct at Yale School of Medicine</li>
</ul>

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.