Daniel Vecellio, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Geography/Geology
College of Arts and Sciences
Daniel Vecellio is an expert in climate science and human health, specializing in the impacts of extreme heat and adaptation measures in a changing climate.
Biography
Daniel Vecellio, Ph.D., researches the links between weather, climate, and human health, focusing on the effects of extreme heat and heat adaptation measures.
Vecellio’s recent work has been featured in journals like Temperature and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and he has provided insights to national media outlets such as the Washington Post.
His work explores physiological limits of human tolerance to humid heat in a warming world. He has published extensively on climate impacts, including Arctic permafrost degradation and thermal environments in urban settings.
In the News
"These are the places that could become ‘unlivable’ as the Earth warms" - The Washington Post
"The disaster no major U.S. city is prepared for" - The Washington Post
"Runaway Global Warming Will Make Some Areas Too Hot for Human Life" - U.S. News & World Report
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