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Bernie Sanders: “In early July, Japan issued heat stroke alerts across more…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Bernie Sander's Podcast Interview with environmentalist Bill McKibben.

Published | Video Starts at 03:16

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. And in my state of Vermont and in Bill's state of Vermont, tragically, and it just breaks my Heart we have seen last year the worst natural disaster, terrible flooding that we have experienced in 100 years. (03:16–03:25)

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Asserts that Japan issued heat stroke alerts in over half of its prefectures in early July.

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