UN, Red Cross Report: Better Preparation Needed for Future Heat Waves

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The Spin


Narrative A

Deaths resulting from heat waves are just one of the many ways human-caused climate change is threatening human life. Climate change and extreme weather are no longer things we need to plan for, they are already affecting human health in dramatic ways. Individuals and governments must act now to stop deaths rising exponentially as extreme heat becomes more frequent across the globe.


Narrative B

The Earth has undoubtedly warmed moderately in recent years, but that has not led to a dangerous spike in heat waves. The frequency of heat waves has not increased as rapidly as many climate alarmists would have you think, and the US government's own data shows that neither drought, nor abnormally high temperatures, are any different today than over the past century.


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