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National Geographic 2021 7 July Beating the heat
National Geographic 2021 (7) July
CONTENTS
On the Cover Tree canopywhich helps to lower temperaturesdiffers markedly along Los Angeles's Vermont Avenue, as seen in this series of photos. PHOTOS: ELLIOT ROSS
PROOF
How Hair Proclaims Culture Photographs from two eras document Nigerian hairstyles, which carry meaning and history beyond their intricate beauty. PHOTOGRAPHS BY MEDINA SAGE DUGGER
EXPLORE
THE BIG IDEA 'Honoring' Health Care's Bad Actors A think tank's mocking awards call out waste, greed, and dysfunction in health-care systems. BY JUDITH GARBER AND SHANNON BROWNLEE
ADVENTURE Stairway to Heaven Climbers take "iron roads" in the Austrian Alps to sublime views. BY STEPHANIE PEARSON PHOTOGRAPH BY QUIN SCHROCK
ALSO Off With Its Head Forestry Shortage
THROUGH THE LENS Unexpected Twists Trying to photograph great white sharks didn't go as plannedand that made the results even better. BY THOMAS PESCHAK
CLOSER LOOK Chinatowns Change Founded 170 years ago in America, they're still reinventing themselves. BY RACHEL NG PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDRIA LO
ALSO Zoonotic Diseases Green Fun Outdoors
FEATURES
Too Hot to Live In this century, rising heat likely will push millions of people out of their comfort zones. BY ELIZABETH ROYTE P. 40
A Shady Divide Lack of tree cover in low-income parts of Los Angeles increases the perils of high heat. BY ALEJANDRA BORUNDA PHOTOGRAPHS BY ELLIOT ROSS P. 66
The World's Highest Gold Rush An Andean gold hunt harms workers, land. BY HILDEGARD WILLER AND BARBARA FRASER PHOTOGRAPHS BY CEDRIC GERBEHAYE P.84
Conservation That Lasts A community approach weathers the pandemic. BY TRISTAN McCONNELL PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID CHANCELLOR P. 98
The Priceless Fossils in the Garbage Dump Newfound bones include precursors of apesand humans. BY JENNIFER PINKOWSKI PHOTOGRAPHS BY PAOLO VERZONE P. 122
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