{"691840":{"#nid":"691840","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Georgia Tech researcher warns of heat stroke as temperatures rise","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDangerously high heat levels forced at least one metro Atlanta school district to pull students inside Monday as heat index values head toward triple digits this week.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech biology adjunct professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/michael-sawka\u0022\u003EMike Sawka\u003C\/a\u003E explained that extreme heat creates severe cardiovascular strain during exercise. \u0022The main problem with heat stress is it puts stress on the cardiovascular system,\u0022 Sawka said. \u0022The blood flow that would normally go to the muscles has to be shared by the skin. So as you exercise, you\u0027re cheating the blood flow from the heart called your cardiac output\u0022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESawka noted that extended exertion in hot weather puts the human body into overdrive, triggering a progression of severe health risks. \u0022That can lead to either heat exhaustion, heat injury, or heat stroke, which is a continuum of serious heat illnesses, with heat stroke being the most severe,\u0022 Sawka said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDangerously high heat levels forced at least one metro Atlanta school district to pull students inside Monday as heat index values head toward triple digits this week.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech biology adjunct professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/michael-sawka\u0022\u003EMike Sawka\u003C\/a\u003E explained that extreme heat creates severe cardiovascular strain during exercise. \u0022The main problem with heat stress is it puts stress on the cardiovascular system,\u0022 Sawka said. \u0022The blood flow that would normally go to the muscles has to be shared by the skin. So as you exercise, you\u0027re cheating the blood flow from the heart called your cardiac output\u0022.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESawka noted that extended exertion in hot weather puts the human body into overdrive, triggering a progression of severe health risks. \u0022That can lead to either heat exhaustion, heat injury, or heat stroke, which is a continuum of serious heat illnesses, with heat stroke being the most severe,\u0022 Sawka said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"36583","created_gmt":"2026-08-20 16:15:32","changed_gmt":"2026-08-24 14:51:18","author":"lvidal7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"Fox 5 Atlanta","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/georgia-tech-researcher-warns-heat-stroke-temperatures-rise","dateline":{"date":"2026-08-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-08-10T00:00:00-04:00","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":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"141141","name":"extreme heat"}],"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":""}}}