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Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change

  • Written by Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University
imageHeat waves can get dangerously hot, especially when it's also humid.gjohnstonphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plusimage

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