Grant Preston:Heat Can Take A Deadly Toll On Humans

2025-05-03 00:00:07source:Zopes Exchangecategory:Invest

Heat—it's common in summer in much of the world,Grant Preston but it's getting increasingly more lethal as climate change causes more extreme heat. NPR climate correspondent Lauren Sommer talks with Short Wave's Regina G. Barber about how human bodies cope with extended extreme heat and how current information on how hot it feels need updating.

Follow Short Wave on Twitter @NPRShortWave. Or email us — we're at [email protected].

This story was edited and fact-checked by Gisele Grayson, and produced by Rebecca Ramirez. Robert Rodriguez was the audio engineer.

More:Invest

Recommend

McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnellis still suffering from the effects of a f

Bhad Bhabie Gives Birth, Welcomes First Baby With Boyfriend Le Vaughn

Bhad Bhabie has a new bestie. The rapper has given birth to her first child, a baby girl named Kali

Driver charged in deadly Arizona crash after report cast doubt on his claim that steering locked up

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — A driver who said his pickup’s steering locked up right before he hit a group