Japan's earthquake shows extreme heat can turn one disaster into two

Emergency workers responding to a recent earthquake in Kyushu, Japan, had to contend with extreme summer heat on top of the rescue effort itself, according to Phys.org. The compound strain highlights how a heat wave can complicate disaster response even after the initial event has passed.

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