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Scientists Identify The Most Extreme Heatwaves Ever Recorded Globally

June 2019 Was The Hottest Ever Recorded

The research, led by the University of Bristol, also shows heatwaves are projected to get hotter in future as climate change worsens. The western North America heatwave last summer was record-breaking with an all-time Canadian high of 49.6 °C in Lytton, British Columbia, on June 29, an increase of 4.6 °C from the previous peak. …

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Climate Change May Cause Increased Congenital Heart Defects

Climate Change May Cause Increased Congenital Heart Defects

Deniers of climate change often cite misleading and esoteric information typically associated with daily weather not the overall increase in global temperatures. Such unlearned views of skeptic rarely bother to take into consideration how climate change may impact human biology. The Journal of the American Heart Association has published a study from an international team …

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