{"682923":{"#nid":"682923","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Heat wave hits as summer kicks off, bringing potential health risks to Atlanta, north Georgia","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFriday marks the official start of summer and with the changing of the seasons comes a significant shift in the weather pattern. After weeks of an unusually wet pattern, temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-90s throughout the coming week.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis transition poses particular challenges for those unaccustomed to the high temperatures.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/michael-sawka\u0022\u003EMike Sawka\u003C\/a\u003E, an adjunct professor at Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E who studies heat adaptation in athletes and workers, emphasized the importance of gradual acclimatization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0022You can do quite a bit in four days, but you basically adapt to what you [are] exposed to,\u0022 Sawka explained. \u0022We usually use a rule of thumb that after eight to 10 days, you\u0027re pretty well adapted to whatever you\u0027ve been exposed to.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESawka was cited in a similar story about acclimatization, published by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/weather\/weather-impact\/weather-impact-georgians-working-hard-to-stay-cool-during-the-first-heat-wave-of-the-year-humidity-heat-advisory-summer\/85-ebc1a335-3f7a-4e30-8248-01d6bbd7ad38\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E11 Alive\u003C\/em\u003E on June 24\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EFriday marks the official start of summer and with the changing of the seasons comes a significant shift in the weather pattern. After weeks of an unusually wet pattern, temperatures are expected to climb into the mid-90s throughout the coming week.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThis transition poses particular challenges for those unaccustomed to the high temperatures.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/michael-sawka\u0022\u003EMike Sawka\u003C\/a\u003E, an adjunct professor at Georgia Tech\u2019s\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E who studies heat adaptation in athletes and workers, emphasized the importance of gradual acclimatization.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u0022You can do quite a bit in four days, but you basically adapt to what you [are] exposed to,\u0022 Sawka explained. \u0022We usually use a rule of thumb that after eight to 10 days, you\u0027re pretty well adapted to whatever you\u0027ve been exposed to.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESawka was cited in a similar story about acclimatization, published by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/weather\/weather-impact\/weather-impact-georgians-working-hard-to-stay-cool-during-the-first-heat-wave-of-the-year-humidity-heat-advisory-summer\/85-ebc1a335-3f7a-4e30-8248-01d6bbd7ad38\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E11 Alive\u003C\/em\u003E on June 24\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2025-06-27 14:52:13","changed_gmt":"2025-06-30 20:21:42","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"11 Alive","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.11alive.com\/article\/weather\/weather-impact\/heat-wave-health-risks-atlanta-north-georgia\/85-f04f6288-86b0-4f93-8b5c-311500d96436","dateline":{"date":"2025-06-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-06-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"172458","name":"biological sciences"},{"id":"191058","name":"heat waves"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}