Heat Can Take A Deadly Toll On Humans

Short Wave

English - September 15, 2022 04:10 - 10 minutes - 9.96 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
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Heat—it's common in summer in much of the world, but it's getting increasingly more lethal as climate change causes more extreme heat. NPR climate correspondent Lauren Sommer talks with Short Wave's Regina G. Barber about how human bodies cope with extended extreme heat and how current information on how hot it feels need updating.

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