July Heat Waves Nearly Impossible Without Climate Change, Study Says - The Wall Street Journal
July Heat Waves Nearly Impossible Without Climate Change, Study Says - WSJ
July 25, 2023 11:04 am ET
The extreme heat blanketing the southern regions of the U.S., Mexico, and Europe this month would have been nearly impossible without the warming effects of human-induced climate change, according to a study released Tuesday by a group of European scientists who carry out rapid assessments of extreme weather events.
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