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Resetting the thermostat inside

How we think about the weather decides whether or not we come to terms with the heat

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Janice Tay

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And so, we go from extreme temperatures to days that are simply hot and, now, back to life-threatening heat.
The trial by fire that is the Japanese summer began early this year with a heatwave in late June that set new records both in daytime temperatures and the number of people taken to hospital with signs of heatstroke.
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