Study: Extreme heat could affect 3.8 billion people by 2050

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Study: Extreme heat could affect 3.8 billion people by 2050

A new study shows the number of people exposed to extreme heat could double in the coming decades. The greatest impacts will be felt this decade as the world nears the 1.5°C threshold.

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