Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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Life-limiting heat exposure has doubled since the 1950s, study finds

Climate change since the 1950s has doubled the amount of time per year that millions of people around the world must endure heat so extreme that everyday physical activities cannot be done safely, a new study concludes.

Life-limiting heat exposure has doubled since the 1950s, study finds
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Climate change since the 1950s has doubled the amount of time per year that millions of people around the world must endure heat so extreme that everyday physical activities cannot be done safely, a new study concludes.

Originally published at Phys.org

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