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The Pacific Northwest is experiencing record-high temperatures due to a “heat dome” that should be a once every-few-thousand-year event — but which could occur more often and with more severity due to climate change.

Axios Re:Cap goes deeper with Axios climate reporter Andrew Freedman, to better understand this weather event's science, the dangers posed to human health and infrastructure and how the definition of "normal climate" is changing.

Last week, the Cowessess First Nation said it found 751 unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school for Indigenous children in Saskatchewan, Canada. This comes just weeks after the remains of 215 other children were found at a similar school site in British Columbia.

• Plus, new questions about building integrity in Florida and beyond.
• And, restaurants and hotels welcome the work-from-home crowd.

Guests: CBC Radio's Wawmeesh Hamilton, The Miami Herald's Doug Hanks, and Axios' Erica Pandey.

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