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New report predicts rising heat and health declines in the San Joaquin Valley

KVPR | By Kathleen Schock
Published January 14, 2022 at 12:39 PM PST
Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou (left) and Jose Pablo Ortiz-Partida (right)
UC Merced
Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou (left) and Jose Pablo Ortiz-Partida (right)

Annual average temperatures in the San Joaquin Valley could rise by 4 degrees within the next three decades, according to a new regional climate change report co-authored by UC Merced researchers Drs. Angel Santiago Fernandez-Bou and Jose Pablo Ortiz-Partida. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with them about how the changing climate will impact the region's most vulnerable communities.
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