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What impact does the dangerous heat wave have on Fourth of July celebrations?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. A dangerous heat wave is stretching across much of the country as millions of Americans are preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July outdoors. In Washington, D.C., soaring temperatures disrupted events on the National Mall, where the Great American State Fair temporarily closed Friday afternoon after the extreme heat sickened some visitors. Among those caught up in the closure was Michelle Plummer, who traveled from Schenectady, New York.
We were right at the gate when they stopped letting people in. We were like, oh, we'll go a little later. We'll avoid some of the heat. And they were starting to make people come out. And they just said people were getting sick and passing out.
The National Weather Service says dangerous temperatures will continue through the holiday weekend, making heat exhaustion a serious concern for anyone spending time outdoors.
How has climate change affected the frequency of dangerous heat and humidity?
Researchers at an environmental nonprofit say the number of days with dangerously humid heat have doubled globally since the 1970s. Authors of a new analysis say that combination is creating a worldwide public health risk. Sarah Fenton from member station St. Louis Public Radio reports.
Scientists at the advocacy group Climate Central studied the weather of nearly 1,000 cities over the last 50 years, taking humidity into account as well as air temperature. They say the number of days with dangerous heat and humidity grew from an average of 10 to 23 per year. Caitlin Trudeau is an implied climate scientist with the group. She says when humidity goes up, people can't sweat enough to get cool.
And so what it does is it basically just gets trapped inside your body, and it leads to all kinds of problems and gets deadly really quickly.
What are the current health concerns in Venezuela after the recent earthquakes?
In the United States, the trend is most pronounced in parts of the South, Southeast, and Midwest. For NPR News, I'm Sarah Fenton in St. Louis.
Hospitals in Venezuela are overwhelmed in the aftermath of deadly earthquakes that struck the country 10 days ago. More than 11,000 people were injured and many survivors are still living in tent camps where dehydration and respiratory illnesses are becoming a major concern. The United Nations has set up a 48-bed field hospital in the port city to meet the increasing demand. NPR's Dori Bueskeren reports.
At least three hospitals were destroyed in the earthquakes, and according to the World Health Organization, another six are only partially functional. Many health workers lost their lives. Dr. Ligia Gordon is an OBGYN for Project Hope, a medical nonprofit.
What is the status of hospitals in Venezuela following the earthquakes?
Gordon and her team have set up a mobile clinic at a shelter offering primary care, especially ultrasounds for pregnant women who survived the earthquakes with minor injuries and are now staying in tents. Dari Bouskaran, NPR News.
This is NPR News in Washington. Wildfires continue to burn across parts of the West, fueled by hot, dry and windy conditions. Thousands of people remain under evacuation orders in Colorado, where firefighters are also battling large blazes in Utah and Arizona. After months of speculation, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey are married. NPR's Vanessa Romo has more on the billionaire singer's nuptials in New York City last night.
The pop icon and the Super Bowl winning player, both 36, tied the knot on Friday in New York after three years of dating. Swift's publicist, Tree Payne, confirmed the couple wed, telling NPR that the ceremony was officiated by comedian Adam Sandler. Payne added that there were neither bridesmaids nor groomsmen.
What details emerged about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey's wedding?
Instead, Swift's brother Austin served as Taylor's man of honor, and Kelsey's brother Jason was the best man. Photos of the event have yet to be released, but the singer's publicist says the couple was dressed in Christian Dior haute couture designed by creative director Jonathan Anderson. Swift was bejeweled in Cartier. Security around the multi-day event has been intense, so it's unclear if the wedding was charming, if a little gauche. But the night before the ceremony, the 20,000-person stadium where the Associated Press says the wedding took place was bathed in a lavender haze.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What impact does the dangerous heat wave have on Fourth of July celebrations?
0:00–0:55
2
How has climate change affected the frequency of dangerous heat and humidity?
0:55–1:45
3
What are the current health concerns in Venezuela after the recent earthquakes?
1:45–2:37
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What is the status of hospitals in Venezuela following the earthquakes?
2:37–3:46
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What details emerged about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey's wedding?
3:46–4:37
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What matches are taking place in the World Cup round of 16 today?
4:37–4:54