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Spend time in a developing country during a heat wave and it quickly becomes clear why poorer nations face some of the greatest risks from climate change. Most homes don’t have air conditioning, and even health clinics can get overheated. These countries tend to be in the hottest parts of world, and their risk of More

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This content originally appeared on CounterPunch.org and was authored by Mojtaba Sadegh, John Abatzoglou and Mohammad Reza Alizadeh.

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