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      A man cools his face with a water bottle amidst wildfire smoke.

      July Heatwaves in Europe and North America 'Virtually Impossible' Without Burning of Fossil Fuels

      If rapid action isn't taken, "It could well be that this is what will be a cool summer in the future," one scientist said.

      Olivia Rosane
      Jul 25, 2023

      The climate crisis—driven by the burning of fossil fuels—has significantly increased the likelihood of the dangerous heatwaves that baked three different continents this July.

      Without climate change, the heatwave that broke records in China would have been a one-in-250 year event and the temperatures measured in Mexico and the U.S. and in Southern Europe would have been "virtually impossible," World Weather Attribution (WWA) concluded in a report released Tuesday.

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