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Not Built For This #6: Maximum Temperature

2024/9/6
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Phoenix, known for its extreme summer heat, experienced a concerning phenomenon: saguaros, the resilient desert cacti, were collapsing due to excessive heat. This raised alarm about the potential impact on human lives and the overall health of the city's residents.
  • Saguaros, symbols of desert resilience, succumbed to extreme heat in Phoenix.
  • The image of falling saguaros sparked concerns about the impact of heat on human life.
  • The incident highlighted the increasing intensity and potential dangers of extreme heat in Phoenix.

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The impacts of climate disasters are often measured in terms of property damage. But in places like Phoenix, Arizona, and in hot places all over the world, climate change is wreaking a very different kind of havoc – on living things. In the final episode of Not Built for This, we reckon with the biological limits of climate adaptation.

Not Built For This) is a 6-part mini-series from 99% Invisible, with new episodes on Tuesdays and Fridays in the 99% Invisible feed. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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