How does heat kill? It confuses your brain. It shuts down your organs. It overworks your heart (opens in new tab)

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When dangerous heat waves strike, what happens inside the human body can become a life-or-death battle decided by just a few degrees.

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France rues widespread lack of air conditioning as country roasts under 104-degree heat wave

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Planet’s heat bill comes due as one billion more people face extreme heat stress than in the 1970s

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Europe’s current heat wave is so bad the French are considering banning outdoor drinking and adopting AC ‘if necessary’

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