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— 14 September 2023 —

Where dangerous heat is surging

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The world is experiencing a surge in extremely hot days that put human health at risk, with the threat concentrated in some of theplaces least prepared to cope, according to an analysis of climate data byThe Washington Post and CarbonPlan, a nonprofit that develops publicly available climate data and analytics.

Niko Kommenda, Shannon Osaka, Simon Ducroquet and Veronica Penney

Read full article in the Washington Post by Niko Kommenda, et al.

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