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The Case of the Killer Heat

A Matter of Degrees

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I Feel It All the Time

In climate models, we are seeing increases in the number of days with extreme wet bulb temperatures. In areas that were subject to red lining, historically black neighborhoods, temperatures could be up to seven degrees Celsius hotter during a heat wave. So I think there probably should be like an untranslatable German word for that feeling you get when you're really excited because science is cool but you're also really horrified by its implications.

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