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Sean Casten: “At 8 degrees, Manhattan feels like Qatar, essentially. It is really unpleasant.”

On the recordDecember 4, 2019
At 8 degrees, Manhattan feels like Qatar, essentially. It is really unpleasant.
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Sean Casten
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Casten uses a stark analogy to illustrate the potential impact of extreme global warming.

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