Michael Prather

professor of earth system science at UC Irvine

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"A lot of places will not be livable. When you exceed 40 degrees Celsius … people cannot work outdoors.

Heat, wildfires, air pollution: Multiple extremes will occur more often, says UN report co-author

"A lot of places will not be livable. When you exceed 40 degrees Celsius … people cannot work outdoors.

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