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Harry Stevens

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It was the hottest spring on record. I decided to see how many people live in a city where the heat index broke 103°F — the threshold considered dangerous for humans.

The answer? Over 1.5 billion people, nearly a fifth of the planet’s population.

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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Harry Stevens's avatar Harry Stevens @harrystevens.bsky.social
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I made a tool that lets you look up a city to see how many days the heat index was in the danger zone. If you're not a subscriber, you can use this gift link for a couple weeks to explore the data yourself: wapo.st/3x50Jts

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