In Cities, Dangerous Heat Exposure Has Tripled Since the 1980s, With the Poor Most at Risk

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By The ConversationOct 6, 2021, 7:00 am260 pts
By Cascade Tuholske, Chris Funk, and Kathryn Grace Extreme urban heat exposure has dramatically increased since the early 1980s, with the total exposure tripling over the past 35 years. Today, about 1.7 billion people, nearly one-quarter of the global population, live in urban areas where extreme heat exposure…

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In Cities, Dangerous Heat Exposure Has Tripled Since the 1980s, With the Poor Most at Risk

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