A risk expert explains how to read the heat index and interpret extreme heat warnings, and how to stay safe.
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Spring 2022’s record heat put most Indians at greater risk of a premature death.
The tropics are projected to face almost daily dangerous heat by 2100. And “extremely dangerous” heat that’s almost unheard of today will occur more often in several regions.
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Cambridge Zero Fellow, University of Cambridge
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Associate Professor of Sustainability in the Built Environment, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington
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Senior Researcher in Emergency and Risk Communication, University at Albany, State University of New York
