By Kaylin Paschall, TME

“This could be the coolest summer on record from now on.” That’s the sentiment begrudgingly circulated whenever attempts at casual weather conversation are made lately. Especially when The World Meteorological Organization predicts a continuous increase in global temperatures and weather extremes for at least the next five years.

According to the National Weather Service, heat kills more people annually than…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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