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Experts say new standard needed to explain how heat is damaging our bodies

As summer temperatures surge across the country, many will rely on the heat index, which tells us what conditions feel like on our skin. But experts say what we need is a new standard to tell us not how it feels outside, but how much the heat is damaging our bodies.
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