That's partly because the underlying social problems that make heat events so deadly are only getting worse, Klinenberg said.
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And Klinenberg said the issue has been complicated by the pandemic because the people at greatest risk of being killed by COVID-19 are also at the greatest risk of being killed by extreme heat.
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