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An inversion of nature: how air conditioning created the modern city | Cities | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/aug/14/how-air-conditioning-created-modern-city 180 comments
‘We should have better answers by now’: climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating | Climate crisis | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/15/we-should-have-better-answers-by-now-climate-scientists-baffled-by-unexpected-pace-of-heating 96 comments
Halfway to boiling: the city at 50C | Cities | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/aug/13/halfway-boiling-city-50c 20 comments
Hottest city in US saw record 645 deaths related to high temperatures in 2023 | Arizona | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/14/arizona-heat-deaths 17 comments
Extreme heat in India has killed more than 100 people in the past three and a half months | AP News https://apnews.com/article/india-heatwave-deaths-heat-stroke-climate-change-880f26e3b8eeb066d2db2308502783d2 8 comments
How does today’s extreme heat compare with Earth’s past climate? | Extreme heat | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/14/how-does-today-extreme-heat-compare-with-earth-past-climate 1 comment
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‘Time is life’: the Delhi clinic treating the city’s heat stroke victims | India | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/24/delhi-heat-stroke-clinic-first-ram-manohar-lohia-hospital 0 comments