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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato, Oliver Milman and Nina Lakhani

Has the US learned to cope with extreme heat? Next summer could be even hotter

A person drinks water in ‘the Zone’, a homeless encampment in Phoenix, Arizona.
A person drinks water in ‘the Zone’, a homeless encampment in Phoenix, Arizona. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

It’s been a record-breaking summer of heatwaves across large parts of the US and the world, and trying to stay cool and safe has been an unprecedented challenge.

There has been a rise in heat-related fatalities; companies and organizations have been under greater pressures to protect workers; and officials from small towns to the White House have been scrambling to respond.

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