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How Heat Affects Humans

How Heat Affects Humans

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Virginia Heffernan
Aug 04, 2022
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Thick orange-brown smoke blocks half a blue sky, with conifers in the foreground
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As heat waves rip across the globe, many climate pessimists are calling this "the coolest summer of the rest of our lives." This week on This is Critical, Umair Irfan, climate reporter at Vox, joins Virginia to talk about the real impacts of extreme heat on humans, and the moral obligation we have to solve this problem — with resources that already exist.

Listen here, or, for paid subscribers, read the transcript below.

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