Fast Company3 min read
Half of the world’s population has been exposed to heat waves and wildfire smoke at the same time
Climate change is a global phenomenon, meaning that everyone, in some way, will feel its devastating impacts. And increasingly, those impacts are happening simultaneously: Over the past two decades, more than half of the world’s population has experienced simultaneous heat waves and wildfires,…
By Kristin ToussaintFast Company AI

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Originally published by Fast Company AI on Oct 15, 2026.
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