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Climate change and weather extremes: Both heat and cold can kill

  • Written by Garth Heutel, Assistant Professor of Economics, Georgia State University
Extreme cold weather in Atlanta, Ga., on Jan. 3, 2018.AP Photo/David Goldman

Climate change is increasing the frequency and strength of some types of extreme weather in the United States, particularly heat waves. Last summer the U.S. Southwest experienced life-threatening heat waves, which are especially dangerous for elderly people and other...

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