Extreme heat makes your body ‘dissolve from the inside,’ explains author

“This climate we're creating, as a result of this warming caused by accumulating CO2, is not just warmer, but it plays by different rules. And no one is quite sure what those rules are,” says Jeff Goodell, author of “The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.”

“This climate we're creating, as a result of this warming caused by accumulating CO2, is not just warmer, but it plays by different rules. And no one is quite sure what those rules are,” says Jeff Goodell, author of “The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.” Photo by Shutterstock.

Jeff Goodell, author of “The Heat Will Kill You First,” explains that when your body temperature reaches 105 degrees, proteins that control cell functions begin to break down.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor faces ethics questions over her book royalties, and attorneys and activists want to possibly overturn the decades-old murder conviction of the Menendez Brothers.

Hollywood writers, actors, and hotel workers are on strike. Before them, educators and dock workers pushed for higher pay. Why has LA become the center of labor activity?

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is expected to gross more than $1 billion, and local hotels and restaurants are seeing rising revenues as fans flock to cities for her concerts.

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Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins, Nihar Patel