As he prepared for graduation from Butler (Missouri) High School in 1987, Tom Winters Jr. began weighing his options for college, vocational training or entering the workforce.
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Executive summary: Climate change, caused by human activity, is already leading to an increase in the frequency and severity of hot extremes, including