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2024-06-28 05:12:47 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: EB7451129504A7C49A93BFC06E780BB8E2173E1D8FAAC3B43B22324520714687
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NNN Yes, heatwaves have always appeared in summer, however the frequency of heatwaves have tripled since the 1960s: from 2 heatwaves a year to 6. https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-heat-waves#:~:text=Heat%20waves%20are%20occurring%20more,2020s%20(see%20Figure%201) Also this July has been the hottest globally recorded July since the weather recordings starting in 1940s https://climate.copernicus.eu/july-2023-sees-multiple-global-temperature-records-broken
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