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Sizzling Midwest feels a preview of a hotter future climate
2016-07-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Extreme heat waves like the current string of scorching days in the Midwest have become more frequent worldwide in the last 60 years, and climate scientists expect that human-caused global warming will exacerbate the dangerous trend in coming decades. It comes with potentially life-threatening consequences for millions of people. Research has shown that overall mortality increases by 4 percent during heat waves compared to normal days in the U.S. A study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives...
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