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September 7, 2021

Weather Disasters Struck Counties Home to One in Three U.S. Residents This Summer
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Nearly one in three U.S. residents live in a county hit by a weather
disaster in the past three months. That's according to a Washington Post
analysis of federal disaster declarations. The Post reports that 64%
live in places that experienced a multi-day heat wave.

On Sunday, more than 220 health journals around the world published a
joint editorial demanding urgent action to keep average global
temperature increases below 1.5 degrees Celsius.


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