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NPR's 2-year search for the truth about deaths from heat

An investigation from NPR and Boston University finds that heat kills thousands of Americans every year. But official numbers radically undercount heat deaths.

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Source mix

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Coverage

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Signal breakdown

CurrentWire ranked this story 70.5 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

Freshness
32 of 35
Source authority
20 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
Geographic relevance
10 of 10
Story prominence
4.5 of 10
Velocity
0 of 5

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

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