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Scorching heat wave in Mexico and Southwest US intensified due to climate change

Climate change has significantly worsened the recent deadly heat wave in Mexico and the Southwestern United States, making it 35 times more likely and 2.5 degrees hotter.

Seth Borenstein reports for the Associated Press.

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Climate change set to make extreme heat more common - and costly

Climate change set to make extreme heat more common - and costly

Dangerous heat and humidity could affect 1.2 billion people by the turn of the century if global warming goes unchecked, scientists say.

Days of extreme heat will become weeks as climate warms, U.S. study warns
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Days of extreme heat will become weeks as climate warms, U.S. study warns

Even regions of the U.S. where extreme heat and humidity have been rare should expect significant increases in the number of hot days by mid-century.
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