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•79% Informative
New records for heat will probably be set this year , eclipsing 2023 , which was the warmest year on record.
The scale of global warming and its consequences are huge.
The negative effects of higher temperatures can be seen everywhere, offering many opportunities for investigative journalism.
The GIJN guide suggests multiple angles to investigating extreme heat as a global phenomenon.
Heat-related Emergencies are Soaring in the US .
How are various professions being affected: Construction workers, delivery workers, etc. - Impact on gig workers as well as informal or undocumented workers with fewer labor rights.
- Are employers protecting workers? What else could they do? - Are governments doing enough? - The increase in domestic violence during heatwaves.
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in the UK sponsored a community-based project to show “how hot people’s houses really get during a heatwave.
The approach resulted in stories such as Stifling , Suffocating, Unliveable’: Life in an Overheating Home and Revealed : Escalating Effects of Hot Summers on UK Housing .
VR Score
74
Informative language
69
Neutral language
54
Article tone
formal
Language
English
Language complexity
61
Offensive language
not offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
not detected
Time-value
medium-lived
External references
149
Source diversity
92
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