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What’s behind record-setting temperatures across the globe?

A pharmacy display the temperature, 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in Lille, northern France, as Europe experiences an unusually extreme heat wave, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

What’s behind record-setting temperatures across the globe?

The United Kingdom broke heat records this week amid a heat wave that has gripped parts of Europe. Meanwhile in the U.S., nearly 30 states are under heat advisories and warnings.

Reset discusses what’s behind extreme heat events worldwide and how Chicago’s new 10-year plan looks to address rising temperatures and climate change.

GUESTS: Trent Ford, Illinois State Climatologist

Karen Weigert, director of Loyola University Chicago’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise and Responsibility

Angela Tovar, chief sustainability officer for the city of Chicago

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