Bernie Sanders: “Earlier this summer, weeks of extreme heat in Pakistan…”

“This past June, more than 1,300 people died in Saudi Arabia on the Hajj pilgrimage during an extreme heat wave. Earlier this summer, weeks of extreme heat in Pakistan overwhelmed hospitals and led to severe water shortages and frequent power outages. In early July, Japan issued heat stroke alerts across more than half of the country's prefectures.” (03:06–03:17)

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