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How to understand this heat wave (as told by NPR's senior climate editor)

As the senior climate editor at NPR, when extreme weather impacts us, I often send out guidance to the newsroom to help everyone understand the role of climate change. Here's what I tell them.

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How to understand this heat wave (as told by NPR's senior climate editor)
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CurrentWire ranked this story 66.6 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
31.1 of 35
Source authority
20 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
3.5 of 10
Story prominence
8 of 10
Velocity
0 of 5

Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.

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