A new investigation shows heat is even deadlier than we thought
The episode of Shortwave from NPR investigates the severe undercounting of heat-related deaths in the United States, revealing that official figures may miss up to 80% of actual fatalities. Through a collaborative statistical model, reporter Alejandra Barunda and epidemiologist Quinn Ad
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