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'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes (www.npr.org)

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[–] Rubisco@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 months ago (1 child)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heat_Will_Kill_You_First

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ministry_for_the_Future

Anything else I should add to the suggested reading list?

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 3 points 2 months ago

Policy action books

I'm about to start The Carbon Wave

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