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Europe swelters in heat wave with record-high temperatures
Climate scientists warn this could become the new normal in many parts of the world.
Heat, humidity grips East Coast as central US sees reprieve
The East Coast on Sunday sweated through another day of heat and humidity in a stretch of weather so oppressive that a New Jersey drawbridge got stuck and suburban Boston police jokingly asked criminals to take it easy.
Hot weather is intensifying hold on much of East, Central US
Americans from Texas to Maine sweated out a steamy Saturday as a heat wave canceled events from festivals to horse races and pushed New York City to order power-saving steps to avoid overtaxing the electrical grid.
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With more extreme heat, air conditioning becomes a matter of life and death
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An extreme heat wave is gripping much of Europe, breaking records and causing widespread misery. Temperatures soared well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in France, Germany and Spain. While the heat is coming from sub-Saharan Africa, some researchers say climate change…
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This increased energy use will disproportionately affect low-income households.
And it's about to get even hotter.
Authorities said that more than 1,100 firefighters with 327 vehicles and eight aircraft were battling the blaze that erupted amid a heatwave caused by a mass of hot air from North Africa.
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