How to survive this summer’s unbearable heat

如何度过这个难以忍受的夏天

Apple News In Conversation

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2024-07-03

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This is an episode from our archives that was originally published in July 2023. Millions of people in the U.S. are living in areas with dangerous levels of heat — and a growing death toll. In a new book, The Heat Will Kill You First, reporter Jeff Goodell warns that heat is pushing us into a new climate era, with dire implications for individuals, society, and our planet. Goodell spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about the changes we need to make today and the reasons he still has hope for the future.
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  • Hey there, it's Shemita here.

  • I am very excited to say that because it means I'm back from parental leave.

  • We're working on some brand new episodes for you that'll come out starting next week.

  • But in the meantime,

  • we are bringing back a good episode from our archives that's all about heat

  • and how rising temperatures affect our environment and our bodies.

  • This episode first played last summer, but it feels just as relevant this summer.

  • I hope you enjoy it.

  • This is in conversation from Apple News.

  • I'm Shemitah Basu.

  • Today, the dangers of extreme heat for our health and our planet.

  • This summer has been hot in many places, scarily so.

  • Here, heat records are being broken every day.

  • Planet Earth is on fire.

  • The record heat across the world has been unrelenting.

  • You know it's 111 degrees outside tonight.

  • The deadly heat dome tightening its grip.

  • It is the kind of heat that you feel as soon as you step.

  • Outside, when you open like an oven, that's what it feels like.

  • We're talking about a deadly heat wave that is feeling more like a heat tsunami.