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Steve Vavrus on Wisconsin's hot, smoky, dry summer of 2023

By Zac Schultz | Here & Now

September 8, 2023

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Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts co-director Steve Vavrus explains how the summer's extreme heat, wildfire smoke and drought reflect growing challenges for the state in a warming world.

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