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Aug 2022
24m 10s

What’s The Deal With These Heat Waves?

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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What is a heat wave? On this explainer, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the massive heat waves that have been sweeping the world with Director of NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Gavin Schmidt. 
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