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Climate Change Driving 55-Year Rise in Extremely Hot Summer Days
Analysis shows that climate change has caused the number of extremely hot summer days to increase since 1970 in 88% of major U.S. cities analyzed.
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Analysis shows that climate change has caused the number of extremely hot summer days to increase since 1970 in 88% of major U.S. cities analyzed.
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