Georgia Health Report: Staying safe in the heat dome

By Havivah Saltz

Published July 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM EDT

Georgia is experiencing extreme temperatures as a heat dome settles over much of the country. With the World Cup, the Peach Tree road race and many other events this holiday weekend, it's important for folks to take precautions.

WUGA's Havivah Saltz sits down with Briah Lumpkins, a reporter with KFF Health News in Atlanta.

The Georgia Health Report

Havivah Saltz

Havivah Saltz has been with WUGA since 2023 as an on-air host and the producer for African Perspectives. She got her start in radio on WOBC FM at Oberlin College (class of ‘23), and she’s also an on-air host on Athens' Power 100.1 and Magic 102.1. Outside of work, you can find Havivah making art, writing fiction, practicing Japanese, petting her very round cat, and watching concerning amounts of TV.

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