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It was the hottest spring on record. I decided to see how many people live in a city where the heat index broke 103°F — the threshold considered dangerous for humans. The answer? Over 1.5 billion people, nearly a fifth of the planet’s population. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi... 1/5
Analysis | More than 1.5 billion people have faced dangerous heat this yearwww.washingtonpost.com A Washington Post analysis of a trove of meteorological records shows the extent of life-threatening heat across the globe.
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I made a tool that lets you look up a city to see how many days the heat index was in the danger zone. If you're not a subscriber, you can use this gift link for a couple weeks to explore the data yourself: wapo.st/3x50Jts 2/5
Analysis | More than 1.5 billion people have faced dangerous heat this yearwapo.st A Washington Post analysis of a trove of meteorological records shows the extent of life-threatening heat across the globe.
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