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Planet’s heat bill comes due as one billion more people face extreme heat stress than in the 1970s

A Nature Climate Change study finds Mexico, Kenya, Southern Europe and the U.S.

Planet’s heat bill comes due as one billion more people face extreme heat stress than in the 1970s

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A Nature Climate Change study finds Mexico, Kenya, Southern Europe and the U.S.

Sun Belt are enduring up to 50 additional days of dangerous heat.

A Nature Climate Change study finds Mexico, Kenya, Southern Europe and the U.S. Sun Belt are enduring up to 50 additional days of dangerous heat.

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A Nature Climate Change study finds Mexico, Kenya, Southern Europe and the U.S. Sun Belt are enduring up to 50 additional days of dangerous heat.

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Sun Belt are enduring up to 50 additional days of dangerous heat.

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