Memphis to be part of ‘extreme heat belt’ within next 30 years
Memphis Tigers offensive lineman Evan Fields, cools off on the sideline after what turned out to be a hot day for a scrimmage in August 2018. (Daily Memphian file)
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A climate study released during one of the hottest summers on record predicts a 125-degree “extreme heat belt” will stretch across a quarter of the country by 2053.
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This story is a product of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an editorially independent reporting network based at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in partnership with Report For America and funded by the Walton Family Foundation.
Keely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
Eva Tesfaye
Eva Tesfaye is a reporter for Harvest Public Media and the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk via Report for America.
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