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A billion lives in the balance: How we prepare for unbearable heat will shape the century
More than 1 billion people live in areas where the heat and the humidity will surpass the survivability limit by the end of this century. For comparison, the COVID-19 pandemic killed an estimated 15 million people in its first two years, according to the United Nations. So, such extreme heat could be orders of magnitude…
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Tips for contextualizing summer violence
Summer after summer, shootings spike in communities across the U.S. Data consistently shows that as temperatures rise, so do the number of shootings. While this deadly reality often grabs headlines, that reporting often lacks context. With the summer coming to an end soon, I wanted to share tips for responsibly reporting on the summer surge…
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