Kristie Ebi, a professor at the Center for Health and Global Environment at the University of Washington, told the Washington Post that "It is helpful to have more detailed analyses of temperature-morbidity relationships, to help identify interventions that could decrease hospitalizations during heat waves."

Scientists argue that the administration's new report, composed in less than two months by five authors known to have skeptical views on climate science, would not pass any peer review process. Kristie Kristie Ebi, a professor of global health at the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the University of Washington, states that “There is a history of some of the authors of this document cherry-picking dates to show that there is no change, but they’re not providing the evidence to support that."

UW Department of Global Health Professor and epidemiologist, Kristie Ebi, states that research regarding this intense heatwave may be underestimating the deaths because it relies on mortality data from a cooler past.

In the Department of Global Health faculty are dedicated to improving health for all through their research, teaching, and service to the university and our partners around the world. In recognition of their exemplary work at the University of Washington and beyond, two Department of Global Health faculty members, Drs. Kenneth Mugwanya, associate professor, and Julianne Meisner, assistant professor, have been awarded endowed appointments which will support them in advancing innovative teaching, research, and community engagement in DGH and beyond.