Brandon Reed

Articles

Family grilling in 105°F heat, heart locket thermometer, melting photos, ice cream stethoscope.

Heat and Heart Disease: What Every Family Must Know

Heat and heart disease almost ruined our July 4th. I’m sitting here in my Austin kitchen, fan blowing straight at me, still smelling like...
Heat Health
2
minutes
Sweaty hand grips cracked 112°F thermometer; melting popsicle, dancing heat devils.

How Hot Is Too Hot? The New Danger Zones Explained

How hot is too hot? Last Thursday I was staggering across my Phoenix patio—flip-flops gluing themselves to the pavement—and the gauge read 116°F, and...
Heat Health
2
minutes
Spilled thermos, melting ice, crumpled hat, and panicky shadow on scorching concrete.

Heat Exhaustion vs. Heat Stroke: The Life-Saving Difference

Heat exhaustion vs. heat stroke straight up ambushed me last July, swear to god. Sittin' here in my Tampa livin' room now, AC hummin'...
Heat Health
3
minutes
Half-burnt candle flickers beside fried chicken on cluttered table under dusty fan with skull dust.

Everyday Habits That Are Destroying Your Air Quality

Everyday habits that are destroying your air quality are legit sneaking up on me right now in my tiny Chicago apartment, and I’m over...
Air Quality
4
minutes
Cracked red heart balloon tangled in smoggy power lines, EKG pulse, dandelion seed drifting.

How Air Pollution Is Silently Harming Your Heart

Air pollution is silently harming your heart and I swear I didn’t give a single crap until I was doubled over my handlebars on...
Air Quality
2
minutes
Young man staring ahead, storm debris scattered on grass under cloudy sky.

How Climate Change Could Impact Your Job in the Next 5...

The climate change job impact is staring me down every damn day here in the US, like when I was hustling through that brutal...
Climate News
3
minutes