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‘How did we miss this for so long?’: The link between extreme heat and preterm birth

Grist

If this is a biological response, imagine what’s happening in places like India and Africa where the heat can get to an unbearable 130 degrees Fahrenheit,” Basu remembers thinking. Basu analyzed 60,000 summertime births — those taking place between May and September — from 1999 to 2006, across 16 California counties.

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When Extreme Weather Reigns, Disinformation Pours

DeSmogBlog

Heatwaves are scorching Europe, the United States, North Africa, Siberia, and some parts of the Middle East and China. The month before, extreme rainfall and floods in South Africa killed more than 400 people. Last month, the worst heatwave ever recorded hit Japan. Keith Berry looks down into flooded streets searching for survivors.