Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Faith leaders from across the Southeast gathered at Duke University’s Goodson Chapel for a powerful conversation about extreme heat — the deadliest weather-related threat in the U.S.

Ashley Ward of Duke's Heat Policy Innovation Hub, hosted the conversation exploring how churches, long trusted as places of refuge, can help protect vulnerable neighbors during heat waves by serving as cooling centers, hubs of support, and voices for change.

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Learn more about the research underway at Duke's Heat Policy Innovation Hub, the first program in the United States dedicated to cross-disciplinary innovation on extreme heat policy and practice.
https://nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/project/heat-policy-innovation-hub

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Established in 1924 in Durham, North Carolina, Duke University is one of the world’s leading institutions for education, research, and patient care.

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