On Assignment

Uncovering 'heat storms'

October 24, 2026·25 min
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Reuters reporters set out to define a heat wave and uncovered something far bigger: "heat storms" that now blanket vast stretches of the planet. On this episode of On Assignment, the journalists behind the investigation, Maurice Tamman and Ben Welsh, explain how extreme heat became a constant feature of modern life, and why they needed new language to describe it.

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