September 29, 2026
Graduate Student News, Newsletter

"Heat, Power Outages, and Mortality in the United States"

With Christine L. Crago and Jamie T. Mullins, Dan uses county-level data from across the U.S. for 2015 to 2019 to show that each hour without power on a hot day makes that day 61% more harmful. The effects are strongest in hotter regions, where people rely most on air conditioning.
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103275