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Burning Up
Reading John Vaillant's Fire Weather and Jeff Goodell's The Heat Will Kill You First, you may wonder if civilization is getting so hot that we're no longer thinking straight.
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
by John Vaillant
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
by Jeff Goodell
May 9, 2024 issue