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Hey, it's Mariel. There is a dangerous heat wave hitting much of the Midwest and the Northeast

this week. According to the National Weather Service,

we're likely to see record high temperatures in the 90s and hundreds.

You know that old saying. It's not the heat, it's the humidity that gets you.

Well, the heat is dangerous, but it's also worth noting the oppressive humidity here.

The local heat index, that's an estimate of what it feels like outside,

accounting for both air temperature and humidity, could reach 104 degrees in Columbus and 110

in Boston. VJ. Malay is a climate and health scientist at the National Resources Defense

Council, and he says the rising temperatures are a global

problem. In Pakistan and across South Asia, recorded temperatures, you know, recent years have

approached or exceeded 120 degrees Fahrenheit. That's near the limit of tolerability for what the

human body can handle. He points out that climate change is hitting some places harder than others.

And the climate crisis threatens to widen and worsen existing health disparities, both here

in the U.S. and elsewhere, especially in the global south.

Lamey says it's also important to remember, you know, behind all of the headlines on climate

extremes and broken temperature records,

there are real people that are increasingly in harm's way.

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