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It’s been a record-setting summer for hot temperatures across the world. 

The Twin Cities ended June as the third-hottest on record and Earth recorded the hottest global temperatures in the first week of July.

Last week, excessive heat warnings and advisories blanketed southern and southwestern states from California to Florida — meaning at some point 100 million people were in a life-threatening heat environment. 

Many countries in Europe also experienced similar health warnings.  

Many cities across the U.S. continue a month-long stretch of daily triple digit temperatures — El Paso, Texas will hit 34 days of over 100 degree temperature and Phoenix, Ariz. is expected to have 20 days of temperatures hitting at least 110 degrees.  

A warming climate means heatwaves could be hotter, record-breaking and could last longer than the ones before. And the heat can impact your body through 

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about the dangers of extreme heat, how we can protect ourselves and what the future might hold with our changing climate. 

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Extreme, prolonged heat waves are setting all-time records across the world. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with her guests about the dangers of extreme heat, how to protect ourselves and our changing climate.

Extreme heat and a changing climate: How to protect ourselves

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