Climate change made killer heat wave in Mexico, Southwest US even warmer and 35 times more likely
A new study finds that human-caused climate change dialed up the heat and drastically increased the odds of this month’s killer heat that has been baking the Southwestern United States, Mexico and Central America.

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1 viewpointClimate change caused by fossil fuels made killer heat wave in U.S. and Mexico 2.5 degrees hotter and 35 times more likely, scientists say
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