{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/e421d786-ec36-4148-aa99-7a3b2928a779/6f1631f8-44e2-497d-9520-4952299c10a1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Babbage: Hot as hell","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d9fe5e874247/62e286c1bd17c20012ef427f.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Record-breaking <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/07/27/heatwaves-are-killing-people\" target=\"_blank\">heatwaves</a> are becoming routine and they are killing people. But many of the potentially life-saving solutions are both low-tech and low-cost. Governments should be doing more. Also, we visit Lake Chad in the Sahel to understand how <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/international/2019/05/23/how-climate-change-can-fuel-wars\" target=\"_blank\">climate change can fuel conflict</a>. And, droughts or floods, heatwaves or cold snaps, just <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2019/07/25/greenhouse-gas-emissions-are-increasing-the-frequency-of-heatwaves\" target=\"_blank\">how responsible is humanity</a> for extreme weather events? Catherine Brahic hosts</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}