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It’s not your imagination. Summers are getting hotter

Extremely hot summers, the kind that were virtually unheard of decades ago, have become increasingly common.

It’s not your imagination. Summers are getting hotter

Extremely hot summers, the kind that were virtually unheard of decades ago, have become increasingly common.

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Warning over low reservoir levels in Devon and Cornwall

South West Water is warning the public of low reservoir levels. It said due to hot and dry weather, reservoir levels across the region had been "unable to fully recharge ahead of the peak summer demand".

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World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns

The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say.
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Heat wave in Oregon, Washington 'impossible' without global warming

A year after a record-shattering heat wave, the northwestern US won’t reach the same peaks, but the hot spell will last longer.
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Explainer: How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires

Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities have heated the planet by about 1.2 Celsius since pre-industrial times. That warmer baseline means higher temperatures can be reached during extreme heat events.

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Americans connect extreme heat and climate change to their health, a survey finds

From higher electricity bills to worsened health, more than half of Americans have felt the impacts of extreme heat, according to a new survey released by NPR, Harvard University and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. That percentage is even higher in California, where heat was the top climate impact, reported by 71% of those surveyed.

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