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It’s official, this was the hottest summer on record for the Northern hemisphere.
The last three months have been the hottest on record for the planet, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Heatwaves in North America and Europe in July (the hottest month on record) would have been virtually impossible without climate change, research found. The extreme heat stressed power grids across the world and led to spikes in emergency room visits in the US and heat-related deaths in India.
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