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Extreme heat: The science behind climbing temperatures

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Heat is the most direct and perhaps most deadly effect of climate change.

We revisit a conversation with journalist Jeff Goodell about his book “The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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