It’s only mid-July, but it has already been a hot summer — and as the reports of record heatwaves and wildfires come in, the potential impacts of climate change have begun to feel very real.
For years now, experts have talked about population shifts and “climate refugees,” but if there’s a lesson from this summer’s extreme weather, it may be that no place is truly safe from major changes in the environment.
That’s the significance of the record-breaking climate news this year. CONTINUED
Dante Chinni, NBC News
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