EXTREME HEAT Is Getting Worse, and It Will Reshape Earth FOREVER
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Extreme heat is the deadliest kind of weather on Earth. Even as deaths from most weather decline, heat-related mortality is on the rise. Part of the reason? The very nature of extreme heat is changing. Climate change has unleashed a dramatic increase in dangerous “wet-bulb” events, when heat and humidity combine to overwhelm the human body’s ability to cool itself. In these episodes, we explore how extreme heat has begun redrawing the map of where humans can safely live, and the dangers and adaptations facing us in this new world.
0:00:00: Intro
0:00:34: How America’s Hottest City is Innovating to Survive (originally published June 7, 2021)
0:11:16: Cities are getting too hot to handle. TREES help us survive. (originally published August 16, 2022)
0:22:31: Why Is The U.S. Warming Faster Than Average? (originally published April 19, 2023)
0:34:29: Too HOT and HUMID to Live: Extreme Wet Bulb Events Are on the Rise (originally published May 9, 2023)
0:45:00: These Diseases LOVE a Warmer World But Which Should We Worry About? (originally published September 5, 2023)
0:55:48: What Will Our World Look Like at 4 Degrees? (originally published October 10, 2024)
01:08:43: When Will Extreme Heat Become Unlivable? (originally published June 18, 2025)
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0:00:00: Intro
0:00:34: How America’s Hottest City is Innovating to Survive (originally published June 7, 2021)
0:11:16: Cities are getting too hot to handle. TREES help us survive. (originally published August 16, 2022)
0:22:31: Why Is The U.S. Warming Faster Than Average? (originally published April 19, 2023)
0:34:29: Too HOT and HUMID to Live: Extreme Wet Bulb Events Are on the Rise (originally published May 9, 2023)
0:45:00: These Diseases LOVE a Warmer World But Which Should We Worry About? (originally published September 5, 2023)
0:55:48: What Will Our World Look Like at 4 Degrees? (originally published October 10, 2024)
01:08:43: When Will Extreme Heat Become Unlivable? (originally published June 18, 2025)
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