With a record-breaking heat wave making its way across the United States. The heat wave will expose 230 million people to temperatures over 90 F, while an estimated 45 million people will experience triple-digit temperatures. Overall, heat waves are becoming more frequent, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency saying they’re occurring more often than they once did in major cities across the country. (In the 1960s, the average was two per year; in the 2010s, that number rose to six.) Exposure to high temperatures also raises the potential for health issues associated with the heat. According to the CDC, an...

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