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PostDecember 21, 2018

Modeling climate risk where it hits home

Study led by MIT Joint Program research scientist Muge Komurcu projects dramatic increase in annual high-heat days in the U.S. Northeast by century’s end

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by MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy
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Weather & Natural Disasters
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