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· February 10, 2026

Heat waves imagery friends note Fig 1

Figure displaying the title “Positive images of heat waves reduce the effects of messages about extreme heat,” and the figure content showing significant effects of negative and neutral images on people’s worry about heat waves (standardized mean difference for each = 0.08), but no significant effects for positive images.