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It’s not just in your mind. There’s a reason why early summer heat is hard to take.

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A few days ago, I was standing on a subway platform in New York City, feeling faint from heat. Ninety-degree heat here is never ideal. Don’t even get me started on the smells.

I shifted in my plastic Birkenstocks, sighing in discomfort. My husband stood a few feet away from me in…