Chris Mullington
ON THE RECORD · 7 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“Humidity, sunlight, air movement, physical activity, clothing and an individual’s capacity to lose heat all matter,”
Chris Mullington · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Mullington listed factors beyond air temperature that affect heat risk.
“A relatively small rise in the global average shifts the entire temperature distribution, producing a much larger increase in the frequency, severity and duration of conditions at the dangerous extreme.”
Chris Mullington · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Mullington explained how small rises in global average temperature increase the frequency of extreme heat conditions.
“Importantly, this describes exposure to potentially uncompensable conditions; it does not mean that everyone exposed will inevitably become ill.”
Chris Mullington · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Mullington noted that exposure to uncompensable heat conditions does not guarantee illness.
“reinforces that dangerous heat cannot be defined by one universal temperature threshold. It depends partly on who is being exposed”
Chris Mullington · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Mullington explained that the new study shows dangerous heat depends on who is exposed, not a single threshold.
“Conditions that a healthy young adult might still tolerate could already cause an older person to store heat, experience a rising core temperature and suffer serious illness including heatstroke,”
Chris Mullington · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Mullington described how heat tolerable to young adults can cause serious illness in older people.
“Those 180 hours are accumulated across the year and are not necessarily continuous,”
Chris Mullington · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Mullington clarified how the 180-hour heat exposure threshold is measured.
“Previous assessments often assumed that everyone could tolerate heat as well as a healthy young adult, which substantially underestimated the risk to older people,”
Chris Mullington · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Mullington commented on how previous heat risk assessments underestimated danger to older people.